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.
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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.
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A major new study which evaluates the enduring impact of war on family memory in the Greek diaspora.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781107536937
Publisert
2019-02-21
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
400 gr
Høyde
228 mm
Bredde
151 mm
Dybde
14 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
273

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Om bidragsyterne

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