Across the seas : Australia's response to refugees : a history / Klaus Neumann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neumann, Klaus, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refugees--Australia--History.

Refugees.

Immigrants--Australia--History.

Immigrants.

Australia--Emigration and immigration--History.

Australia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (555 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Collingwood, Victoria : Black Inc., 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Today, Australia's response to asylum-seeking 'boat people' is a hot-button issue that feeds the political news cycle. But the daily reports and political promises lack the historical context that would allow for informed debate. Have we ever taken our fair share of refugees? Have our past responses been motivated by humanitarian concerns or economic self-interest? Is the influx of 'boat people' over the last fifteen years really unprecedented?In this eloquent and informative book, historian Klaus Neumann examines both government policy and public attitudes towards refugees and asylum seekers

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Foreword; Introduction; 1. Undesirables; 2. Wartime Refugees and New Australians; 3. Defectors, Deserters and the 'Hard Core'; 4. Border Crossers, Evacuees and Political Refugees; 5. 'Boat People'; Conclusion; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Acknowledgements; Notes; Index; Back Cover

Notes:

"A riveting book, vast in scope and timely Arnold Zable"--Cover.

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 13, 2015).

ISBN:

1-925203-08-5

OCLC:

904008670