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Egyptian-Jewish emigres in Australia / Racheline Barda.

LIBRA DS135.A88 B36 2011
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Barda, Racheline.
Contributor:
Class of 1932 Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Jews, Egyptian--Autralia--History.
Jews, Egyptian.
Jews--Australia--History--20th century.
Jews.
Jews--Australia--History--21st century.
Jewish refugees--Autralia--History.
Jewish refugees.
Emigration and immigration.
History.
Egypt--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
Egypt.
Australia--Ethnic relations.
Australia.
Ethnic relations.
Physical Description:
xvi, 441 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Amherst, N.Y. : Cambria Press, [2011]
Summary:
Barda (Hebrew, Biblical, and Jewish studies; U. of Sydney) begins by reviewing the history of Egyptian Jews from colonial times to wars with Israel. The core of her study, however, is the experience of a small group of Egyptian Jews who emigrated to Australia, government policies related to their immigration, and their integration into Australian society. A final section compares their experience with another group of Egyptian Jews who migrated to France. Her topics are the socioeconomic and cultural configuration of the Australian sample group; Jewish ethnicity, religiosity, and politics; the three trigger events of forced emigration; a journey to the edge of the Diaspora; and a multilayered identity. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Contents:
State of research
Methodology
The Jews of Egypt in the modern age: a chequered history
The Australian sample group: socio-economic and cultural configuration
Jewish ethnicity, religiosity, and politics of the sample group
Forced emigration: the three "trigger events"
A journey to the "edge of the diaspora"
A multi-layered identity
The French migration experience: a case study.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.
ISBN:
1604977639
OCLC:
712781021
Publisher Number:
99944566594

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