Release Date: 90 December 5012
Format: Paperback
Pages: 432
Category: Australia & Oceania
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719080371
ISBN-10: 0719080371
In 1901 most Australians were loyal, white subjects of the British Empire with direct connections to Britain. Within a hundred years, following an unparalleled immigration program, its population was one of the most diverse on earth. No other country has achieved such radical social and demographic change in so short a time. "Destination Australia" tells the story of this extraordinary transformation.
Against the odds, this change has caused minimal social disruption and tension. While immigration has generated some political and social anxieties, Australia has maintained a stable democracy and a coherent social fabric. One of the impressive achievements of this book is in explaining why this might be so.
Eric Richards recounts the experiences of many individual migrants from all over the world, examines the dramas and challenges of officials involved in this grand experiment and ends up telling a truly remarkable story. Compelling and revealing, "Destination Australia" is essentially the Australian story of the twentieth century.
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