The Oxford History of Australia, Volume 5The postwar period has seen radical changes in Australia. Increased dependence on the United States, an influx of European and Asian immigrants, and a series of economic booms and recessions have confronted Australians with the challenge of surviving as an offshoot of European civilization in a largely Asian region and securing a prosperous future with declining support from European markets and investment. This final volume in the Oxford History of Australia details this volatile period, showing that while some Australians have resisted the pressures for change, most have adapted resourcefully and intelligently to the task of creating a new nation able to survive into the 21st century. |
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... American English was easily intelligible and Hollywood had accustomed Australians to a sanitized version of the American way of life , there remained cultural differences which caused problems . Some American servicemen were black , and ...
... American English was easily intelligible and Hollywood had accustomed Australians to a sanitized version of the American way of life , there remained cultural differences which caused problems . Some American servicemen were black , and ...
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... American commitment in Vietnam was reassuring evidence that the Americans were not tiring of their role as Australia's protector in the Western Pacific . Accordingly Aus- tralia was often among the first of the United States's allies to ...
... American commitment in Vietnam was reassuring evidence that the Americans were not tiring of their role as Australia's protector in the Western Pacific . Accordingly Aus- tralia was often among the first of the United States's allies to ...
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... American ambassador , concerned because Gorton had not been given prior information about American plans to halt bombing in Vietnam , invited him to visit the embassy at a late hour . When Gorton eventually arrived he was accompanied by ...
... American ambassador , concerned because Gorton had not been given prior information about American plans to halt bombing in Vietnam , invited him to visit the embassy at a late hour . When Gorton eventually arrived he was accompanied by ...
Contents
The High Summer of Robert Menzies 19511965 | 87 |
The Faithful Ally | 165 |
And It WorksKind Of 19751988 | 245 |
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