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Zusatztext In probing the forgotten histories of thousands of people who migrated to postwar Australia but failed to settle, this important volume explores the complexities of identity and belonging for individuals, families and diasporic communities…and their quest to find a place to call home in an increasingly mobile world. Informationen zum Autor Ruth Balint is Associate Professor of History at the University of New South Wales, Australia. She has published on illegal journeys to Australia, refugee history, the history of displaced persons, and migration history. Joy Damousi is Director of the Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences at Australian Catholic University, Australia. She has published on various aspects of grief, trauma and loss during the two world wars. She is author of numerous books, including Memory and Migration in the Shadow of War (2015) and Colonial Voices: A Cultural History of English in Australia 1840-1940 (2010). Sheila Fitzpatrick is Professor of History at Australian Catholic University, Australia. Klappentext The aftermath of the Second World War marked a radical new moment in the history of migration. For the millions of refugees stranded in Europe, China and Africa, it offered the possibility of mobility to the 'new world' of the West; for countries like Australia that accepted them, it marked the beginning of a radical reimagining of its identity as an immigrant nation. For the next few decades, Australia was transformed by waves of migrants and refugees. However, two of the five million who came between 1947 and 1985 later left. When Migrants Fail to Stay examines why this happened. This innovative collection of essays explores a distinctive form of departure, and its importance in shaping and defining the reordering of societies after World War II. Esteemed historians Ruth Balint, Joy Damousi, and Sheila Fitzpatrick lead a cast of emerging and established scholars to probe this overlooked phenomenon. In doing so, this book enhances our understanding of the migration and its history. Vorwort Explores how migration has shaped and restructured the order of society after the Second World War. Zusammenfassung The aftermath of the Second World War marked a radical new moment in the history of migration. For the millions of refugees stranded in Europe, China and Africa, it offered the possibility of mobility to the ‘new world’ of the West; for countries like Australia that accepted them, it marked the beginning of a radical reimagining of its identity as an immigrant nation. For the next few decades, Australia was transformed by waves of migrants and refugees. However, two of the five million who came between 1947 and 1985 later left. When Migrants Fail to Stay examines why this happened. This innovative collection of essays explores a distinctive form of departure, and its importance in shaping and defining the reordering of societies after World War II. Esteemed historians Ruth Balint, Joy Damousi, and Sheila Fitzpatrick lead a cast of emerging and established scholars to probe this overlooked phenomenon. In doing so, this book enhances our understanding of the migration and its history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction, Departures- Why Migrants Fail to Stay, Ruth Balint, Joy Damousi, Sheila Fitzpatrick 1. ‘An Inevitable Ingredient of any Immigration Program’? Exploring the Australian Government Response to Departures, 1950-1970s, ( Justine Greenwood, University of Sydney, Australia )2. ‘Hopscotch Australia: Displaced Persons Taking the Long Way Around to the Rest of the World’, ( Ruth Balint, University of New South Wales, Australia) 3. ‘Far Right Security Risks? Deportations & Extradition requests of Displaced Persons 1947-1952’, ( Jayne Persian, University of Southern Queensland, Australia )4. ‘Repatriation of Postwar Migrant...
