When Migrants Fail to Stay : New Histories on Departures and Migration Hardback
Edited by Dr Ruth (University of New South Wales, Australia) Balint, Joy (Australian Catholic University, Australia) Damousi, Professor Sheila (Australian Catholic University, Australia.) Fitzpatrick
Part of the New Directions in Social and Cultural History series
Hardback
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The aftermath of the Second World War marked a radical new moment in the history of migration.
For the millions of refugees stranded in Europe, China and Africa, it offered the possibility of mobility to the ‘new world’ of the West; for countries like Australia that accepted them, it marked the beginning of a radical reimagining of its identity as an immigrant nation.
For the next few decades, Australia was transformed by waves of migrants and refugees.
However, two of the five million who came between 1947 and 1985 later left.
When Migrants Fail to Stay examines why this happened. This innovative collection of essays explores a distinctive form of departure, and its importance in shaping and defining the reordering of societies after World War II.
Esteemed historians Ruth Balint, Joy Damousi, and Sheila Fitzpatrick lead a cast of emerging and established scholars to probe this overlooked phenomenon.
In doing so, this book enhances our understanding of the migration and its history.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:248 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:05/10/2023
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- ISBN:9781350351110
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:248 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:05/10/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781350351110
