Much is known about British migration to Australia and something is
known of British communities in Australia, but knowledge,
particularly quantitative, of the reverse process is very sketchy.
The phenomenon has been acknowledged but little explored. There are
a number of important studies of significant Australians in the UK,
and there has been recent research on the current Australian
diaspora, but there is no study of the overall Australian presence,
its constituents or its characteristics. Developments in this field
of research offer an important window on how Australians related to
the 'British world' historically and on the dynamism of the
contemporary relationship. Australians in Britain is an edited
collection of papers of international research on the character and
experience of overseas Australians and Australian communities in
Britain since c.1901. It offers a comprehensive overview of current
scholarship in this exciting, new and developing field of inquiry.
This book has a contemporary focus, drawing on both recent and
historical experiences with a view to understanding continuing
trends, such as the consistent preponderance of women and the
recent surge in young professionals, and issues such as
expatriatism, imperialism, globalisation, national identity and
overseas citizenship. This book will appeal to scholars of
Australian Studies (within Australia and Britain especially),
History, Demography, Literary and Cultural studies and Tourism. The
topics of this book range from Australians in Britain (especially
London), including artists, literary intellectuals, students,
women, tourists and travellers, servicemen, nurses, teachers and
journalists, global professionals; the changing community;
demographic trends; migration; links between the two countries;
Australian newspapers in London; and Australia in the 'British
world'.
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