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America And Americans In Australia »

Authors: David Mosler, Bob Catley
ISBN-13: 9780275962524, ISBN-10: 0275962520
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
Date Published: October 1998
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: David Mosler

DAVID MOSLER is Senior Lecturer in American History at the University of Adelaide.

BOB CATLEY is Convenor of International Studies at the University of Adelaide.

Book Synopsis

Examines the impact and experiences of Americans in Australia.

Booknews

A Limey and a Yank who have both gone native down under analyze the particularities of American immigration after World War II and the general context in which the migrations of tens of thousands of people took place. They create a holistic picture of the pattern by integrating individual experiences, social processes, and the historical context. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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	Preface
1	The Global Context	1
2	Australia in Historical Context	8
3	Modern Australia since World War II	33
4	Why Do People Migrate?	54
5	American Migration to Australia: World War II to the 1990s	66
6	Why Do the Americans Come to Australia?	80
7	Do the Americans Like Australia?	99
8	Cultural Relations	122
9	The Australia Americans Don't Like	140
10	How Do American Migrants Adapt to Australia?	153
11	Conclusion: The Future	179
	Appendix	191
	Bibliography	195
	Index	199