Arab-Australians Today: Citizenship and Belonging edited by Ghassan Hage

Arab-Australians Today: Citizenship and Belonging edited by Ghassan Hage

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Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9780522849790
Book Condition: Very Good
Author: Ghassan Hage (editor)
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Melbourne University Press
Place: Melbourne VIC
Year: 2002
Format: Paperback
Pages: 280 pages

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Interior and binding are still excellent.

Arab people first came to Australia in the late nineteenth century. Today, more than half a million Australians claim some form of Arab ancestry. They are a diverse group, both socially and economically. New South Wales, for example, appointed Australia's first Lebanese Governor, while at the same time it was labelling groups of economically deprived young people as 'Lebanese gangs'. Victoria's Premier, Steve Bracks, comes from a Lebanese background. Melbourne has an important Arab business community, while newly arrived Arab immigrants have one of the highest rates of unemployment in the country.

Arab-Australians Today raises important questions about immigration, settlement, marginalisation and participation in Western societies. It discusses the way early Arab immigrants were received in Australia and talks about contemporary issues of participation in the Australian political process. It examines the lives of diverse groups of people, ranging from entrepreneurs to Arab women activists to unemployed youth. It analyses issues ranging from the ways Arab-Australians grow to call Australia home, to the moral panic created around Arab youth and criminality.

The book provides non-Arab Australians with a means to better understand the Arab presence in Australia. It is also an invitation for Arab-Australians to reflect on the history of their settlement in Australia, as well as on the current experience of more recent immigrants. (back cover)

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