Sanctuary? (Routledge Revivals) : Remembering postwar immigration.

Sanctuary? (Routledge Revivals) : Remembering postwar immigration.

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 tol...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Panich, Catherine
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Series:Routledge revivals.
Subjects:
1939-1945
Political refugees > Australia > Interviews.
World War, 1939-1945 > Refugees.
Immigrants > Australia > Interviews.
Emigration and immigration
Immigrants
Political refugees
Refugees
Australia > Emigration and immigration.
Australia
Interviews
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Table of 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.

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