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Opposing Australia's First Assisted Immigrants, 1832-42 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
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Opposing Australia's First Assisted Immigrants, 1832-42 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Series: Palgrave Studies in Migration History
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This book unravels the paradoxical denigration of the first
significant group of free (non-convict), working-class emigrants to
the Australian colony of New South Wales in the 1830s. Though their
labour was sorely needed, the colonial elite rejected the new
arrivals on the grounds that they were 'lazy' and 'immoral'. These
criticisms stemmed from political, economic, and cultural
motivations that ultimately sought to protect, legitimise, and
cement the elite's financial and social hegemony. The author seeks
to explore the ulterior motives behind the public denouncements of
immigrants by exposing the conflicting and opportunistic rationales
used. Brought to Australia from Britain and Ireland through the
experiment of 'government-assisted migration,' these immigrants are
often remembered as 'brave pioneers' today, but this book exposes
the deep antagonistic attitudes toward immigration that remain
entrenched in Australian society. Uncovering early forms of class
antagonism in Australia, this book presents useful insights for
those researching Australian history and migration studies, as well
as scholars of colonial history, by providing a model for
re-evaluating and confronting a long-standing pattern in most
settler societies: hostility toward immigrants.
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