The Italians in Australia

Gianfranco Cresciani

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Cambridge University Press
27 August 2003

Regional studies; History; Australasian & Pacific history; Ethnic studies

The Italians comprised the first truly large wave of immigrants to have arrived from Southern Europe after World War II. Today, people of Italian background in Australia number around one million. The Italians have made an enormous contribution to the development of Australian society through the twentieth century and to the present, and Gianfranco Cresciani - the country's foremost expert on Italian life in Australia - provides the definitive account. In this new edition Cresciani brings to life the important story of the Italo-Australian community into the twenty-first century.

By: Gianfranco Cresciani
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 320g
ISBN: 9780521537780
ISBN 10: 0521537789
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 27 August 2003
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. A country of emigrants; 2. Italians discover Australia, 1788–1900; 3. The Italian presence, 1900–40; 4. Fascism and anti-Fascism 1922–40; 5. Italians and Australians at war 1940–7; 6. Mass migration, 1947–71; 7. Full circle.

Gianfranco Cresciani was born in Trieste, Italy and emigrated to Australia in 1962. He has researched the history of Italian migration to Australia since 1971, and is the author of many books on Italian culture including Fascism, Anti-Fascism and Italians in Australia 1922-1945 and was the editor of Australia, the Australians and the Italian Migration. He is currently the general manager of infrastructure development within the ministry for the arts in New South Wales.

Reviews for The Italians in Australia

'Cresciani's is the best of the number of surveys of the Italian experience in Australia.' Professor Richard Bosworth, University of Western Australia 'Cresciani has a knowledge of the history of Italo-Australia unrivalled by anyone employed within the Australian (or Italian) academic system.' Professor Richard Bosworth, University of Western Australia 'Cresciani's book [is] a concise, masterly and a very well-written overview of its subject with a strong political emphasis and a strong grounding in Italian history ...'. Professor Desmond Cahill, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology '... the linkage between Italian history and its repercussions in Australia and elsewhere [is] fascinating.' Professor Desmond Cahill, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology