
Memory and Migration in the Shadow of War
Australia's Greek Immigrants after World War II and the Greek Civil War
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Memory and Migration in the Shadow of War
Australia's Greek Immigrants after World War II and the Greek Civil War
About this book
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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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title
- Series information
- Title page
- Copyright information
- Dedication
- Table of contents
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- 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
- Bibliography
- Index