Introduction, Departures- Why Migrants Fail to Stay, Ruth Balint, Joy Damousi, Sheila Fitzpatrick 1. ‘An Inevitable Ingredient of any Immigration Program’? Exploring the Australian Government Response to Departures, 1950-1970s, (Justine Greenwood, University of Sydney, Australia) 2. ‘Hopscotch Australia: Displaced Persons Taking the Long Way Around to the Rest of the World’, (Ruth Balint, University of New South Wales, Australia) 3. ‘Far Right Security Risks? Deportations & Extradition requests of Displaced Persons 1947-1952’, (Jayne Persian, University of Southern Queensland, Australia) 4. ‘Repatriation of Postwar Migrants from Australia to the Soviet Union: the Australian View (Ebony Nilsson, Australian Catholic University, Australia) 5. ‘Repatriation of Postwar Migrants from Australia to the Soviet Union: the Soviet View, (Sheila Fitzpatrick, Australian Catholic University, Australia) 6. ‘Understanding British Return Migration: the Australian Department of Immigration, British Youth Cultures and the Failed Promotional tour of Australia in 1960’, (Rachel Stevens, Australian Catholic University, Australia) 7. “Und ich dreh’ mich nochmal um”: George Dreyfus between Germany and Australia, (Kay Dreyfus with Jonathan Dreyfus, Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation at Monash University, Australia) 8. Greek Departures, Ships, Stowaways, and the Politics of Return, (Joy Damousi, Australian Catholic University, Australia) 9. ‘Starting Fresh, Again and Again: Family Experiences of Multiple Migrations to and from Australia’, (Alexandra Dellios, Australian National University, Australian National University) 10. Staying or Departing: Displaced Youth in Australia, (Karen Agutter, University of Adelaide, Australia) 11. ‘Departure by Diplomacy: a History of Refugee Resettlement Offers between Australia and the United States, (Claire Higgins, University of New South Wales, Australia) 12. ‘Moving On: When Migrants Depart, and Why it Matters’, (Tara Zahra, University of Chicago, USA) Bibliography Index

In probing the forgotten histories of thousands of people who migrated to postwar Australia but failed to settle, this important volume explores the complexities of identity and belonging for individuals, families and diasporic communities…and their quest to find a place to call home in an increasingly mobile world.

The New Directions in Social and Cultural History series brings together the leading research in social and cultural history, one of the most exciting and current areas for history teaching and research, contributing innovative new perspectives to a range of historical events and issues. Books in the series engage with developments in the field since the post-cultural turn, showing how new theoretical approaches have impacted on research within both history and other related disciplines. Each volume will cover both theoretical and methodological developments on the particular topic, as well as combine this with an analysis of primary source materials. Editorial Board: Robert Aldrich, Professor of European History, University of Sydney, Australia James W. Cook, Professor of History & American Studies, University of Michigan, USA John H. Arnold, Professor of Medieval History, University of Cambridge, UK Alison Rowlands, Professor in European History, University of Essex, UK Penny Summerfield, Emeritus Professor, University of Manchester, UK Mrinalini Sinha, Alice Freeman Palmer Professor of History, University of Michigan, USA