History of the White Australia Policy to 1920 by Myra Willard

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Ink mark on title page. Dust jacket has light creasing at edges and spine. Interior and binding are also very good.

History of the White Australia Policy, first published in 1923, is an account of the rise and fall of immigration to Australia from Asia and the Pacific Islands. It was the first detailed examination of the White Australia Policy.

It surveys state restrictions on immigration before Federation, the system of indentured labour, and presents a picture of a young community protecting itself from immigration that could have altered its whole character. (book flap)

The second edition was a reprint with corrections. This copy was published in New York as part of the Reprint of Economic Classics series.