xiv, 306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Contents
1. The role of the Department of Immigration in migrant settlement 1945-75 -- 2. The two faces of the Department of Immigration:social workers and selectors -- 3. Non-compliant women in Holding Centres -- 4. Marginalised migrants:the mentally ill and aliens in rural areas -- 5. Communicating with migrants:teaching English to adults and children -- 6. Towards access and equity:interpreting and translating services -- 7. From assimilation to integration -- 8. Promoting Australian citizenship -- 9. Towards a more equal citizenship 'bargain' -- 10. The role of the Department of Immigration in eroding the 'white Australia policy' -- 11. The Department of Immigration under labor 1972-75 -- 12. Immigration, citizenship and settlement:goals, achievements and unintended consequences. Appendix: Australian Archives records of post-war immigration
Summary
Explaores the settling migrants in Australia during the years 1945-75
Analysis
Australia. Dept. of Immigration
Immigrants - Government policy - Australia - History - 20th century