America And Americans In Australia
Mosler and Catley show Australia as migrant Americans see it, warts and all! They begin with an examination of the evolution of the United States as a major dominant power in the international system, emphasizing the duality of its external power coupled with its troubled and variegated society—the greatest wealth coexisting with some of the world's most difficult cities. But, as they point out, very few people emigrate from this melting pot, and many of those that do leave go to Australia....
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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.
TablesAbbreviations and AcronymsPreface1The Global Context12Australia in Historical Context83Modern Australia since World War II334Why Do People Migrate?545American Migration to Australia: World War II to the 1990s666Why Do the Americans Come to Australia?807Do the Americans Like Australia?998Cultural Relations1229The Australia Americans Don't Like14010How Do American Migrants Adapt to Australia?15311Conclusion: The Future179Appendix191Bibliography195Index199
\ BooknewsA 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.\ \
