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moniquemanike's review
3.0
What Mares has to say seems incredibly important and has changed the way that I think and talk about migrant communities in Australia. I was surprised (and embarrassed) at how little I knew about the policy around temporary migration in Australia over the last 20 years.
Something I found particularly annoying about this book, however, was its inability to deal with the concept of Aboriginal sovereignty!!! How Mares avoided talking about colonization and land rights is still a mystery to me! It got especially awkward towards the end when he directly engages in a discussion about nationalism, borders and self-determination... still nothing! Because of this I have to give it 3 stars.
Something I found particularly annoying about this book, however, was its inability to deal with the concept of Aboriginal sovereignty!!! How Mares avoided talking about colonization and land rights is still a mystery to me! It got especially awkward towards the end when he directly engages in a discussion about nationalism, borders and self-determination... still nothing! Because of this I have to give it 3 stars.
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