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Sanctuary? : remembering postwar immigration / / atherine Panich



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Autore: Panich Catherine Visualizza persona
Titolo: Sanctuary? : remembering postwar immigration / / atherine Panich Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (213 p.)
Disciplina: 304.8/94/04
Soggetto topico: Political refugees - Australia
World War, 1939-1945 - Refugees
Immigrants - Australia
Soggetto geografico: Australia Emigration and immigration
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: "First published in 1988 by George Allen & Unwin Ltd."--T.p. verso.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; Part 1: In transit; 1 Displaced persons; 2 Australia?; 3 Southward bound; 4 First impressions; Part 2: Just an ordinary town; 5 A very basic army hut; 6 Community on the fringe; 7 Child's play; 8 Food and friction; 9 The status quo; 10 A unique experience; Part 3: New Australians; 11 A mobile workforce; 12 The last convicts?; 13 The language prison; 14 Australia is different; 15 The migrant experience; 16 Here to stay; Endnotes; Index
Sommario/riassunto: In the ten years immediately following the Second World War, some 170 000 immigrants from Europe and Britain arrived in Australia. First published in 1988, this unique book recreates the experiences of those who fled a ravaged Europe to seek a new life in far-distant Australia. Their stories are told in the words of the people themselves, supplemented with photographs, documents, press reports and memorabilia. These stories of over 100 Australians, New and Old, stories sometimes humorous and often very moving, provide a fascinating insight into a significant moment in Australian hist
Titolo autorizzato: Sanctuary  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-60566-X
9786613918116
1-136-31006-1
0-203-11847-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910462437703321
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Serie: Routledge Revivals