Hammerton, A.James
'Ten Pound Poms': Australia's Invisible Migrants
- ISBN 13:
- 9780719071331
- author:
- Hammerton, A.James
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 388
- Dimensions:
- 23.11 x 2.03 x 15.49 centimetres
- Genre:
- Immigration & emigration
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 15 working days
Description
This is the story of over a million Britons who emigrated to Australia between the 1940s and 1970s. Known as the "ten pound Poms", they left their mark on Australian history.
The first substantial history of their experience, this book draws upon a rich life history archive of letters, diaries, personal photographs and hundreds of oral history interviews with former migrants. Alistair Thomson and A. James Hammerton, leading figures in the fields of oral history and migration studies, bring to light the fascinating testimony of migrant life histories.
By exploring the experiences of those who settled in Australia and those who returned to Britain, this book fills a significant gap in the literature of emigration. It is a valuable contribution to our understanding of this period in Australian and British history.
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