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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... offering an easily identifi- able rallying point for individuals at odds with the social injustice of the Depression , the brutalizing effects of war , and the common Australian tendency among all classes to scoff at things of the mind ...
... offering an easily identifi- able rallying point for individuals at odds with the social injustice of the Depression , the brutalizing effects of war , and the common Australian tendency among all classes to scoff at things of the mind ...
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... . The crusade against communism offered a welcome and popular diversion . At the spring session of federal parliament in 1950 Menzies brought forward legislation outlawing the Communist Party and seizing 80 THE OXFORD HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA.
... . The crusade against communism offered a welcome and popular diversion . At the spring session of federal parliament in 1950 Menzies brought forward legislation outlawing the Communist Party and seizing 80 THE OXFORD HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA.
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... offered an easy source of credit , and another source of temptation appeared late in 1974 when the banks began to promote credit cards , charging higher than average rates of interest but offering fresh opportunities to those who chose ...
... offered an easy source of credit , and another source of temptation appeared late in 1974 when the banks began to promote credit cards , charging higher than average rates of interest but offering fresh opportunities to those who chose ...
Contents
The High Summer of Robert Menzies 19511965 | 87 |
The Faithful Ally | 165 |
And It WorksKind Of 19751988 | 245 |
Copyright | |
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