The Italians in Australia

The Italians comprised the first truly large wave of immigrants to arrive in Australia from Southern Europe after World War II and currently number around one million. Gianfranco Cresciani's authoritative account of their significant contributions to the development of Australian society through the twentieth century is comprehensive. As an authority on Italian life in Australia, Cresciani provides a definitive account of the Italo-Australian community entering the twenty-first century.

Author: Gianfranco Cresciani
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 08/27/2003
Pages: 210
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.80w x 0.47d
ISBN: 9780521537780

About the Author
Cresciani, Gianfranco: - 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.

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