Hugh Gilchrist - the premier Greek-Australian historian of the 20th century - an hagiography - 2 - REVIEW OF WORKS

REVIEWS

Australians and Greeks Volumes I and II
By Hugh Gilchrist

Selections from reviews

“Hugh Gilchrist has virtually set the benchmark for study of major ethnic communities in Australian society and culture”

Centre for Australian Cultural Studies

“He has done a great service to Australian historiography"

John Bryant , The Canberra Times
May 23 1998

“When Volume I of Australians and Greeks came out, it set a new high standard in ethnic history”

Odysseus
Aug-Sep 1998

“meticulously researched, fluently written, beautifully designed”

Barry York, The Canberra Times

”The same mastery and luminous prose are abundantly evident in this second volume”

Canberra Historical Journal Sep 1998

“This second volume of a monumental work … a significant and highly readable account of aspects of the historical relationship between Australia and Greece" ... …

"The comment and diary extracts make a riveting read, and Gilchrist's writing makes this history personal and highly accessible"

John Bryant, The Canberra Times
May 23 1998

“One of the great delights of this work lies in the its illustrative material.. which the author has used with great skill to bring to the historical record to spirited life". ...

Canberra Historical Journal
September 1998

“a man who has worked… to create a monumental work of three volumes which will be treasured not only by historians but by the community at large, both in Australia and Greece"

O Kosmos
May 22 1998

“The younger generations of our community will not only delight in finding the names and achievements of their grandparents, great grandparents or other relatives who settled here several decades ago; they will also be assured that the contents of this invaluable reference book will enlighten them about Australia's ties with Greece and Greece's relationship with Australia for close to two centuries".

O Kosmos
Dec 12 1997