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Sanctuary? : remembering postwar immigration / Catherine Panich.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Panich, Catherine.
- Series:
- Routledge Revivals
- Routledge revivals
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political refugees--Australia--Interviews.
- Political refugees.
- World War, 1939-1945--Refugees.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Immigrants--Australia--Interviews.
- Immigrants.
- Australia--Emigration and immigration.
- Australia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (213 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- "First published in 1988 by George Allen & Unwin Ltd."--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-60566-X
- 9786613918116
- 1-136-31006-1
- 0-203-11847-2
- 9780203118474
- OCLC:
- 815974618
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