Title Memory and migration in the shadow of war : Australia's Greek immigrants after World War II and the Greek Civil War / Joy Damousi

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016

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Description 1 online resource Series Studies in the social and cultural history of modern warfare Contents 1. Greek war stories in Australia : continuities and discontinuities -- 2. Assimilation in modern Australia -- 3. War stories and the migration generation -- 4. Politics and activism -- 5. The Greek Civil War and child migration to Australia -- 6. Remembering the "Paidomazoma" : memories of mothers and children in war -- 7. Legacies : second generation Greek-Australians -- 8. The shadow of war -- Conclusion Summary "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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record 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. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. Ethnic relations Families Greeks -- Social conditions Immigrants -- Social conditions Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Intergenerational relations Memory -- Social aspects SUBJECT Greece -- History -- Civil War, 1944-1949 -- Influence Australia -- Ethnic relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007005690 Subject Australia Greece Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781316458563 1316458563

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