Memory and migration in the shadow of war : Australia's Greek immigrants after World War II and the Greek Civil War /

"In an engaging and original contribution to the field of memory studies, Joy Damousi considers the enduring impact of war on family memory in the Greek diaspora. Focusing on Australia's Greek immigrants in the aftermath of the Second World War and the Greek Civil War, the book explores th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Damousi, Joy
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Series:Studies in the social and cultural history of modern warfare
Subjects:
1939-1949
Greeks > Australia > Social conditions.
Immigrants > Australia > Social conditions.
Greeks > Migrations.
World War, 1939-1945 > Influence.
Memory > Social aspects > Australia.
Families > Australia.
Intergenerational relations > Australia.
Transnationalism > Social aspects > Australia.
Grecs > Australie > Conditions sociales.
Grecs > Migrations.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Influence.
Familles > Australie.
Relations entre générations > Australie.
Transnationalisme > Aspect social > Australie.
HISTORY > Australia & New Zealand.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Ethnic relations
Families
Greeks > Social conditions
Immigrants > Social conditions
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Intergenerational relations
Memory > Social aspects
Greece > History > Civil War, 1944-1949 > Influence.
Australia > Ethnic relations.
Grèce > Histoire > 1944-1949 (Guerre civile) > Influence.
Australia
Greece
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Greek war stories in Australia : continuities and discontinuities
  • 2. Assimilation in modern Australia
  • 3. War stories and the migration generation
  • 4. Politics and activism
  • 5. The Greek Civil War and child migration to Australia
  • 6. Remembering the "Paidomazoma" : memories of mothers and children in war
  • 7. Legacies : second generation Greek-Australians
  • 8. The shadow of war
  • Conclusion.

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