Histories of Controversy
Bonegilla Migrant Centre
$69.29
- Paperback
277 pages
- Release Date
14 August 2017
Summary
Bonegilla was a reception and temporary accommodation point for approximately 320,000 post-war refugees and assisted migrants to Australia from 1947 to 1971. Its function was integral to the post-war immigration scheme, officially lauded as an economic and cultural success. However, there were considerable hardships endured at Bonegilla, particularly during times of economic and political insecurity. Enforced family separation, poor standards of care, child malnutrition, and organised migrant…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522870589 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522870589 |
| Author: | Alexandra Dellios |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 277 |
| Release Date: | 14 August 2017 |
| Weight: | 244g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 210mm x 135mm |
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About The Author
Alexandra Dellios
Alexandra Dellios was awarded her PhD by The University of Melbourne in March 2015. She has published on child migrants, commemoration and heritage, and post-war migration. She lectures in Australian studies and migrant history at The University of Melbourne. She is currently researching post-war migrant accommodation and standards of care, as well as heritage-making practices within migrant communities and the discursive interactions between grassroots groups and official heritage.
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