Destination Australia [[electronic resource] ] : migration to Australia since 1901 / / Eric Richards
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| Autore: |
Richards Eric <1940->
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| Titolo: |
Destination Australia [[electronic resource] ] : migration to Australia since 1901 / / Eric Richards
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| Pubblicazione: | Sydney, : University of New South Wales Press |
| Manchester, U.K. ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press | |
| New York, : Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, 2008 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (445 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 994.0086912 |
| Soggetto topico: | Immigrants - Cultural assimilation - Australia |
| Soggetto geografico: | Australia Emigration and immigration History 20th century |
| Australia Emigration and immigration Government policy | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 392-423) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Preface; 1 The new century: 1900 and 2000; 2 The slow awakening: 1900-14; 3 Migrants and the Great War: 1914-18; 4 White British Australia resuscitated: the 1920's; 5 Malaise, recrimination and demographic pessimism: the 1930's; 6 Race, refugees, war and the future: 1939-45; 7 Arthur Calwell and the new Australia: 1945-51; 8 The great diversification: the 1950's and 1960's; 9 White Australia dismantled: the 1970's; 10 The end of the heroic days: the 1980's; 11 Whither immigrant Australia?; 12 The new century; 13 Retrospect; Statistics; Notes; Select bibliography; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In 1901 most Australians were loyal, white subjects of the British Empire with direct connections to Britain. Within a hundred years, following an unparalleled immigration program, its population was one of the most diverse on earth. No other country has achieved such radical social and demographic change in so short a time. Destination Australia tells the story of this extraordinary transformation. Against the odds, this change has caused minimal social disruption and tension. While immigration has generated some political and social anxieties, Australia has maintained a stable democracy and |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Destination Australia |
| ISBN: | 1-74223-050-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910454380703321 |
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