The English in Australia

by James Jupp

• ISBN13: 9780521542951
• ISBN10: 0521542952
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-09-06
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Concentrating on immigration and settlement from England and on the declining influence of the English over two centuries, this book studies "the English" in Australia. As the largest group originally making up the Australian population, the English have been traditionally considered as the "norm" and thus rarely has the English influence been studied in detail. However, they might now very likely be seen as a "foreign" element.

Author Biography

James Jupp is Director of the Centre for Immigration and Multicultural Studies at the Australian National University.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Who were the English?

3. Convicts and Labourers

4. Farmers, Miners and Artisans

5. An English Upper Class?

6. From Colonies to Commonwealth

7. 'Bringing out Britons'

8. The English Minority

9. Conclusion - The English as a Minority in an English-speaking Society.