Immigration by James Jupp

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges.

Few nations have been so obviously shaped by immigration as Australia. Unknown to Europeans four hundred years ago, it is now settled by a predominantly urban people largely of European descent. Yet within that settlement process there have been important shifts, most remarkably in the second half of the 20th century. Modern Australia cannot be understood without constant reference to is its history as an immigrant nation.

Part of the Australian Retrospectives series

A general survey of the peopling of Australia from 1788 to 1990, and addresses an issue that is of vital concern to Australians.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Building a new Britannia

Chapter 2: English immigration in the 19th century

Chapter 3: Celtic and European immigration

Chapter 4: Non-Europeans and White Australia

Chapter 5: British immigration in the 20th century

Chapter 6: Populate or perish: Post-war immigration

Chapter 7: The end of White Australia

Chapter 8: Creating Multicultural Australia

Chapter 9: Debating immigration after two hundred years