Humanities & Social Sciences
‘Ten Pound Poms’
A life history of British postwar emigration to Australia
by A. James Hammerton, Alistair Thomson, Becca Parkinson
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A riveting history of the 'Ten Pound Poms', a wave of British citizens who migrated to Australia and New Zealand after the Second World War.
Between the 1940s and 1970s, more than a million Britons migrated to Australia. They were the famous 'Ten Pound Poms' and this is their story.
The authors draw on a vast trove of letters, diaries and personal photographs, as well as hundreds of interviews with former migrants, to offer original insights into key historical themes. They explore people's motivations for emigrating, gender relations and family dynamics, the clashing experience of the 'very familiar and awfully strange', homesickness and the personal and national identities of both settlers and returnees.
Filled with fascinating testimonies that shed light on migrant life histories, 'Ten Pound Poms' will engage readers interested in British and Australian migration history and intrigued about the power of migrant memories for individuals, families and nations.
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Endorsements
'Hammerton and Thomson pull together a vast collection of sources to give voice to British migrants in the post-war period.' Catherine Kevin, History in Focus 'With Ten Pound Poms, Hammerton and Thomson have provided a definitive history of this migratory movement.' Shirleene Robinson, The Oral History Association of Australia Journal
Reviews
'Hammerton and Thomson pull together a vast collection of sources to give voice to British migrants in the post-war period.' Catherine Kevin, History in Focus 'With Ten Pound Poms, Hammerton and Thomson have provided a definitive history of this migratory movement.' Shirleene Robinson, The Oral History Association of Australia Journal
Author Biography
Alistair Thomson is Director of the Centre for Continuing Education at the University of Sussex and Reader in Continuing Education and History;
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- Publisher Manchester University Press
- Publication Date January 2025
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781526184238 / 1526184230
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- FormatPrint PDF
- Pages400
- ReadershipGeneral/trade; College/higher education; Professional and scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions234 X 156 mm
- Biblio NotesDerived from Proprietary 2161
- Reference Code17173
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