Australia's Italians: Culture and Community in a Changing Society

Abstract

Introduction Early Italian migration and the construction of European Australia 1788--1939 Italians in Australia during World War II Italian migration and settlement since 1945 Italians help build Australia Cappuccino capitalism: Italian immigrants and Australian business Place and community: the construction of an Italo--Australian space Community leaders in rural Australia and the construction of the Godfather Community networks and institutions Italo--Australians and politics Italian migrant women The second generation The Italian language in Australia: sociolinguistic aspects Narrating the migration experience Italian migration to Australia and Argentina The Italo--Australian community on the Pacific rim