Behind a Million Faces Chinese Australians through 200 years, 1820s-2025

This is the history and human story of Chinese Australians, who are today a significant ethnic group in Australia and an influential element in the nation's politics, economy and culture. Over two centuries, the Chinese came - from mostly poor peasants fleeing the decaying Qing dynasty to largely middle-class migrants from the ascendant regime of Ji Xinping. The Chinese-Australian story is one of dreams pursued or lost; of love and unlikely friendships; of triumphs and heartbreaks; of racism and resilience, vulnerability and strength. Emilia Tagaza masterfully weaves together extensive historical research, vivid personal stories, and incisive political analysis to illuminate the lives behind the statistics and the headlines, amid shifting domestic politics and turbulent global relations. This is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand Australia's past, present, and future through the lens of one of its most enduring and dynamic communities.

Info autore

Emilia Tagaza is a former journalist and foreign correspondent for the London Financial Times, Australian Financial Review, and the Far Eastern Economic Review, and she now a researcher and writer for the Museum of Chinese Australian History.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Emilia Tagaza
• Editore: Australian Scholarly Publishing
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 01.03.2026
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Età moderna fino al 1918
• EAN: 9781923267466
• ISBN: 978-1-923267-46-6
• Numero di pagine: 360
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 15.2 x 22.9 cm
• Categorie: Soziologie, Australien, Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte, Migration, Einwanderung und Auswanderung, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, HISTORY / Modern / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, HISTORY / Social History, Australische und Pazifische Geschichte, History - General History, HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations