Australia, Britain and Migration, 1915–1940

A Study of Desperate Hopes

By:

Michael Roe

Format:

Hardback

Series:

Studies in Australian History

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The story of Australia's post-war immigration program is well known, but little has been written about migration to Australia between the wars. This book is the first systematic study of assisted emigration from Britain to Australia during the inter-war years. It looks at the British and Australian politicians and bureaucrats involved in the program and the half-million migrants who uprooted themselves. While their imperial ties were significant, the book shows that British and Australian governments acted in their own interests, using migration to meet their different needs, with little regard for the migrants themselves. Michael Roe shows that the Anglo-Australian relationship was rife with contradictions and these often came to a head in the debates over migration. Not only is the book an important study of imperial relations in the 1920s and 1930s, it describes an important and overlooked aspect of Australian political and social history.

Release date NZ

July 28th, 1995

Author

Michael Roe

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

3 Tables, unspecified; 8 Halftones, unspecified

Pages

322

Series

Studies in Australian History

Dimensions

152x229x19

ISBN-13

9780521465076

Product ID

2159960

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