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Political Memories and Migration: Belonging, Society, and Australia Day
J. Olaf Kleist
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Hardback. Introducing the concept of Political Memories, this book offers a novel understanding of the social and political role of memories, not only in regard to migration. This book explores the relationship between political memories of migration and the politics of migration, following over 200 years of commemorating Australia Day. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 222 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3J; HBJM; HBTB; JFFN; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
This book explores the relationship between political memories of migration and the politics of migration, following over two hundred years of commemorating Australia Day. References to Europeans' original migration to the continent have been engaged in social and political conflicts to define who should belong to Australian society, who should gain access, and based on what criteria. These political memories were instrumental in negotiating inherent conflicts in the formation of the Australian Commonwealth from settler colonies to an immigrant society. By the second half of the twentieth century, the Commonwealth employed Australia Day commemorations specifically to incorporate new arrivals, promoting ... Read more
This book explores the relationship between political memories of migration and the politics of migration, following over two hundred years of commemorating Australia Day. References to Europeans' original migration to the continent have been engaged in social and political conflicts to define who should belong to Australian society, who should gain access, and based on what criteria. These political memories were instrumental in negotiating inherent conflicts in the formation of the Australian Commonwealth from settler colonies to an immigrant society. By the second half of the twentieth century, the Commonwealth employed Australia Day commemorations specifically to incorporate new arrivals, promoting ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies
Number of Pages
222
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137575883
SKU
V9781137575883
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99-15
About J. Olaf Kleist
J. Olaf Kleist is a Researcher at the Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies, University of Osnabruck, Germany.
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