Italians in Australia - History, Memory, Identity (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

This book provides a concise and innovative history of Italian migration to Australia over the past 150 years. It focuses on crucial aspects of the migratory experience, including work and socio-economic mobility, disorientation and reorientation, gender and sexual identities, racism, sexism, family life, aged care, language, religion, politics, and ethnic media. The history of Italians in Australia is re-framed through key theoretical concepts, including transculturation, transnationalism, decoloniality, and intersectionality. This book challenges common assumptions about the Italian-Australian community, including the idea that migrants are 'stuck' in the past, and the tendency to assess migrants' worth according to their socio-economic success and their alleged contribution to the Nation. It focuses instead on the complex, intense, inventive, dynamic, and resilient strategies developed by migrants within complex transcultural and transnational contexts. In doing so, this book provides a new way of rethinking and remembering the history of Italians in Australia.

General

Imprint:	Birkhauser Verlag AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Migration History
Release date:	May 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Francesco Ricatti
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	147
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-78872-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration Books > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > General
LSN:	3-319-78872-8
Barcode:	9783319788722

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