{"product_id":"waves-of-plenty","title":"WAVES OF PLENTY","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.csD23A9CB{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#1A1A1A;font-style:normal;Arial;} .cs3270F94{margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt} .cs97DFFCB{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Times New Roman;} .csB3317AB{12pt;font-weight:bold;color:#1A1A1A;font-style:normal;Arial;} .cs2B8514B{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#1A1A1A;font-style:italic;Arial;}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csB3317AB\"\u003eThe definitive story of how immigration made Australia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csD23A9CB\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany Australians can trace family journeys to new lives in Australia. In this landmark work, Mark Cully tells the full story of immigration to Australia, from pre-colonial origins through colonisation, the gold rushes, the post-war immigration boom, the end of the White Australia policy, and the modern era of unbound temporary migration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRigorously researched, the book dismantles persistent myths, gives human faces to statistics, and maps the forces that transformed a distant colony into one of the world's most diverse societies. Cully traces how immigration has changed Australia, making it bigger, younger, richly diverse, less provincial and more powerful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand where Australia came from, the fraught politics of immigration, and lessons for the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Essential reading, perfectly timed. One of the most important policy books of 2026.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csB3317AB\"\u003e-George Megalogenis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csD23A9CB\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Supported by an expert economist's keen eye for detail and filled with scintillating facts, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs2B8514B\"\u003eWaves of Plenty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csD23A9CB\"\u003e weaves individual stories against the backdrop of larger social, economic and political forces to show how the most pivotal periods of migration shaped our nation.' -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csB3317AB\"\u003eAlice Pung\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csD23A9CB\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Mark Cully's detailed and lively account of the waves of migration that have shaped Australia provides new insights into our society, our economy and our place in the world. Written with a researcher's head but a (migrant) writer's heart, it goes beyond the numbers to highlight the richness of the migrant experience and contribution. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs2B8514B\"\u003eWaves of Plenty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csD23A9CB\"\u003e is the best kind of history book - a joy to read.' -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csB3317AB\"\u003eDanielle Wood, chair of the Productivity Commission\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csD23A9CB\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The story of immigration is among the grandest of Australian grand narratives. This highly engaging history doubles as a shrewd appraisal of the claims of both boosters and detractors of the sometimes messy reality. It is a timely intervention in a persistently and increasingly contentious area of public policy, including in Australia - a nation inclined to complacent celebration of its comfortable self-image as multicultural success story.' -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csB3317AB\"\u003eFrank Bongiorno\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csD23A9CB\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books N Gifts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50531937976560,"sku":"9781760645410","price":39.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1855\/5830\/files\/9781760645410_1.jpg?v=1790292995","url":"https:\/\/booksngifts.com.au\/products\/waves-of-plenty","provider":"Books N Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}