Refuge Australia

"Drawing on original archival research, historian Klaus Neumann pieces together the stories of a wide range of people who sought refuge in Australia between the 1930s and the early 1970s, and the government policies that developed in response. He shows the great variety of backgrounds and experiences of the thousands who arrived, legally and by other means, over those four decades. And he reveals the behind-the-scenes debates and decision making that had an enormous impact on refugees and asylum seekers from around the world."--BOOK JACKET.