The Greeks in Australia

Beginning with an examination of the conditions in Europe that led to migration, this book details the role of the Greeks in Australian settlement, the two large waves of Greek migration in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and the ways in which the Greeks have maintained a solid sense of Greek cultural expression. Numbering approximately half a million, the Greek community in Australia comprises the second largest ethnic minority after the Italians. The contribution of Greek settlers to the large industrial cities and other major urban centers is vital to the economic, social and political life of Australia,

Author: Anastasios Tamis
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 08/29/2005
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.58w x 0.52d
ISBN: 9780521547437

About the Author
Tamis, Anastasios: - Professor Anastasios Tamis is Director of the National Centre for Hellenic Studies at La Trobe University, Victoria.