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Memory and Migration in the Shadow of War : Australia's Greek Immigrants after World War II and the Greek Civil War

Damousi, Joy, author

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\"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 the concept of remembrance within the larger context of migration to show how inter-generational experience of war and trauma transcend both place and nation. Drawing from the most recent research in memory, trauma and transnationalism, Memory and Migration in the Shadow of War deals with the continuities and discontinuities of war stories, assimilation in modern Australia, politics and activism, child migration and memories of mothers and children in war. Damousi sheds new lights on aspects of forgotten memory and silence within families and communities, and in particular the ways in which past experience of violence and tragedy is both negotiated and processed\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: 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. / HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand. / Greece History Civil War, 1944-1949 Influence. / Australia Ethnic relations.
• ISBN: 9781107115941, 1107115949, 9781107536937, 1107536936

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
DU122.G7 D36 2015	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE