Not Quite Australian. How Temporary Migration Is Unsettling The Settler Society

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Text Publishing
Publisher Place: Melbourne
Publisher Year: 2016
Edition: First Edition

Description: 359 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Permanent migration has long been vital to the story of Australia. From the arrival of early settlers to waves of post-war immigration, the symbolic moment of disembarking onto Australian soil is an image deeply embedded in our nations consciousness.Today, there are more than million temporary migrants living in Australia. They work, pay tax and abide by our laws, yet they remain unrecognised as citizens. All the while, this rise in temporary migration is redefining Australian society, from wage wars and healthcare benefits, to broader ideas of national identity and cultural diversity.In Not Quite Australian, award-winning journalist Peter Mares draws on case studies, interviews and personal stories to investigate the complex realities of this new era of temporary migration. Mares considers such issues as the expansion of the 457 work visa, the unique experience of New Zealand migrants, the internationalisation of Australias education system and our highly politicised asylum-seeker policies to draw conclusions about our nations changing landscape.Not Quite Australian is packed with fresh insight and challenging new ideas for understanding Australias growing culture of temporary migration.

ISBN: 9781925355116