Book Review - Italians in Australia: History, Memory, Identity
Date
2019-06-12
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Dellios, Kleanthis
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Abstract
The continued vilification of asylum seekers,
refugees and other minority groups in Australia,
from mainstream media and from within Parliament, makes Francesco Ricatti’s Italians in
Australia a prescient work. Debates spurred by
Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton’s erroneous comments about ‘African gangs’ in Melbourne indicate that we need to continue to
challenge ideas about ‘successful integration’
and acceptable migrants, and tell deeper histories
that reflect on evolving ideas about race and
acceptability in different historical contexts.
Ricatti’s work accepts this challenge and provides
histories that are multilayered and inclusive of
experiences of difference and discrimination.
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Australian Historical Studies
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2037-12-31
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