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• Editor's Foreword, Jon Woronoff Maps Preface Acronyms and Abbreviations Currency and Measurement Units Chronology Introduction THE DICTIONARY Appendixes
• 1. Governors-General
• 2. Prime Ministers
• 3. State Premiers and Territory Chief Ministers
• 4. Largest Corporations by Market Capitalization
• 5. Historical Statistics Bibliography About the Authors.
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Australia's development, from the most unpromising of beginnings as a British prison in 1788 to the prosperous liberal democracy of the present is as remarkable as is its success as a country of large-scale immigration. Since 1942 it has been a loyal ally of the United States and has demonstrated this loyalty by contributing troops to the war in Vietnam and by being part of the "coalition of the willing" in the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 and in operations in Afghanistan. In recent years, it has also been more willing to promote peace and democracy in its Pacific and Asian neighbors. This fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Australia covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Australia.
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• Chapter 1: Unravelling Islanders' Migration Stories.-
• Chapter 2: 'From Whence We Came': Migration From Limnos to Australia.-
• Chapter 3: 'For a Better life': In a New Country.-
• Chapter 4: 'Who Are We?': Identity, Belonging and Place.-
• Chapter 5: Diasporic Meanings of Home and 'Dual Lives'.-
• Chapter 6: From Pilgrimage to' A Way of Life'.-
• Chapter 7: Consolidation and Reflections About the Future.
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Illuminating the experiences of immigrants to Australia in the late twentieth century, this book uses oral history to explore how identity and belonging are shaped through migration. Between the 1950s and the 1970s, many inhabitants from the small Greek island of Limnos travelled to Australia to flee post-war devastation and economic disaster. With an emphasis on the lived experiences and memories of Limnians, the book sheds light on the emotional pain and trauma they felt as they were separated from their families and homeland. Moving away from more traditional outlooks on migration studies, this book emphasises the significance of ethno-regional identity, and analyses how it can bring strength and longevity to a constructed community. Both the roles of men and women within the Greek diaspora are examined, in the way that they made the difficult decision to leave their homeland, and subsequently how they came to nurture and build families within a new, evolving community. Looking beyond first-generation migration, the author analyses the pattern of return visits to Limnos by the descendants of migrants. Acting as a form of identity consolidation for second-generation migrants, this journey to the ancestral homeland highlights the fluidity of what it means to belong somewhere, and redefines the notion of 'home'. The author provides an alternative perspective to traditional migration studies and reaffirms the importance of transnational identity. A unique and important addition to research, this book combines memory studies and oral narrative to analyse how identity and belonging can be shaped across borders, rather than within them.
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• Introduction by Arundhati Roy The Properties of Perpetual Light Go with the Moon No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies My Mother's Bamboo Bracelets: A Handful of Lessons on Saving the World A Handful of Lessons on Saving the World Sherman Alexie Looked Me Dead in the Eye Once More Right Birthday Cakes Mean Birthdays Yugu Means Yoke A Crowbar and a Conch Shell The Gift Anne Gave Me Nirmal Hriday Mugo' The Ocean Within We Have No Need for Scientists
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A Michelle Obama Reach Higher Fall 2022 reading list pick A Library Journal "BEST BOOK OF 2022" "Aguon's book is for everyone, but he challenges history by placing indigenous consciousness at the center of his project . . . the most tender polemic I've ever read." -Lenika Cruz, The Atlantic "It's clear [Aguon] poured his whole heart into this slim book . . . [his] sense of hope, fierce determination, and love for his people and culture permeates every page." -Laura Sackton, BookRiot Part memoir, part manifesto, Chamorro climate activist Julian Aguon's No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies is a collection of essays on resistance, resilience, and collective power in the age of climate disaster; and a call for justice-for everyone, but in particular, for Indigenous peoples. In bracing poetry and compelling prose, Aguon weaves together stories from his childhood in the villages of Guam with searing political commentary about matters ranging from nuclear weapons to global warming. Undertaking the work of bearing witness, wrestling with the most pressing questions of the modern day, and reckoning with the challenge of truth-telling in an era of rampant obfuscation, he culls from his own life experiences-from losing his father to pancreatic cancer to working for Mother Teresa to an edifying chance encounter with Sherman Alexie-to illuminate a collective path out of the darkness. A powerful, bold, new voice writing at the intersection of Indigenous rights and environmental justice, Julian Aguon is entrenched in the struggles of the people of the Pacific to liberate themselves from colonial rule, defend their sacred sites, and obtain justice for generations of harm. In No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies, Aguon shares his wisdom and reflections on love, grief, joy, and triumph and extends an offer to join him in a hard-earned hope for a better world.
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