The English in Australia [Paperback]

This 2004 book looks at Australia in terms of English immigration and settlement over two centuries.The English in Australia looks at the largest element making up the Australian population--the English. It concentrates on immigration and settlement from England and on the declining influence of the English over two centuries. As the largest such element the English have been taken as the 'norm' and thus rarely analysed in detail. It is argued that this has become anomalous and the English might now been seen as a 'foreign' element. Well illustrated with pictures and maps, there is no other book directly on this topic.The English in Australia looks at the largest element making up the Australian population--the English. It concentrates on immigration and settlement from England and on the declining influence of the English over two centuries. As the largest such element the English have been taken as the 'norm' and thus rarely analysed in detail. It is argued that this has become anomalous and the English might now been seen as a 'foreign' element. Well illustrated with pictures and maps, there is no other book directly on this topic.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.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. That promoters of an Australian national identity, whatever their ilk, have had a tense reltaionship with ideas of Englishnesl³"