When London Calls: The Expatriation of Australian Creative Artists to Britain Contributor(s): Alomes, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521620317 ISBN-13: 9780521620314 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $116.84 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1999 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Australia & New Zealand - General - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration - Art | History - General |
Dewey: 304.842 |
LCCN: 99035912 |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.9" W x 9.1" (1.55 lbs) 352 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Australian - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: For many actors, painters, musicians and writers, leaving Australia seemed to be the only path to personal and professional fulfillment. Drawing on the lives of people such as Dame Joan Sutherland, Jill Neville, Barry Humphries, Germaine Greer and Clive James, this book explores the experience of being an expatriate in London in the creative and performing arts. It is also a cultural history that traces shifts in the relationship between Australia and Britain, as the supposed colonial backwater began to develop its own national identity. |