Pacific Islands Guestworkers in Australia

The New Blackbirds?

AvKirstie Petrou,John Connell

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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Beskrivning

This is the first book to examine the contemporary seasonal migration of Pacific islanders to Australia through the Seasonal Worker Programme (SWP).

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-12-02
Mått:148 x 210 x 36 mm
Vikt:798 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:506
Förlag:Springer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN:9789811953866

Utforska kategorier

Migration inom Samhälle och politik
Geografi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Dr Kirstie Petrou is a human geographer and research fellow at the Climate and Sustainability Policy Research group, Flinders University. Her research interests include migration, urbanisation and development in the Pacific.John Connell is a Professor of Geography in the School of Geosciences, University of Sydney. He works mainly on small island development issues in the Pacific region and has published several books on migration and colonialism.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction. A New Age of Temporary Migration.- The Pacific Island Countries.- Two Centuries of Pacific Migration.- The Revival of Guestwork.- Early Days.- Taking Part.- Destination Australia.- Social Worlds.- Home Again.- A New Phase. Stepping up a gear?.- The New Blackbirds?.- Hosts and Guests.