After the Odyssey: A Study of Greek Australians [Studies in Society and Culture]. by Bottomley, Gillian - 1979

Brisbane, St Lucia: University of Queensland Press (UQP), 1979. 1st ed.. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), figures, tables, pages toned as usual, minor edgewear, old price marks, bookplate front pastedown. 206 pp. (This copy: Hardback dustjacket.) This well-researched in-depth study by Gillian Bottomley of Greeks in Sydney focuses on second generation adults. The author looks at the Greek community's social interaction and cultural patterns, and analyzes the problems they experience in reconciling a deep need to preserve their cultural heritage with the demands of assimilation with the Australian way of life. (Bookplate of H. Ian Hogbin, showing indigenous people in canoe with sail.).