Sanctuary? : remembering postwar immigration / / atherine Panich

• Autore: Panich Catherine
• 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
• 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
• 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.: 9910785894003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Revivals