Memory and Migration in the Shadow of War

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-107-11594-1
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 271 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 552 g

Reihe: Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare

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 intergenerational 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 light 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Damousi, Joy

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Australische und Pazifische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 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; Select bibliography; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Damousi, Joy
Joy Damousi is Professor of History in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne.