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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... important for many Australians mainly as providing opportunities to gain improved working conditions while their labour was in keen demand . Memories of the slump which followed the 1914-18 war and the 1930s Depression cut deeply into ...
... important for many Australians mainly as providing opportunities to gain improved working conditions while their labour was in keen demand . Memories of the slump which followed the 1914-18 war and the 1930s Depression cut deeply into ...
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... importance of the family farmer and the need to upgrade the amenities of rural life if families were to put down roots in ... important respect however the Secondary Industries Commission took a fateful decision . Shortly before the war ...
... importance of the family farmer and the need to upgrade the amenities of rural life if families were to put down roots in ... important respect however the Secondary Industries Commission took a fateful decision . Shortly before the war ...
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... important proviso- that Australia's federal government kept firm control of the economy through the central banking system set up in 1945. But part of that legislation came under legal challenge , and in August . 1947 the High Court ...
... important proviso- that Australia's federal government kept firm control of the economy through the central banking system set up in 1945. But part of that legislation came under legal challenge , and in August . 1947 the High Court ...
Contents
The Brink of SelfDiscovery 19421951 | 1 |
Pragmatism Ascendant | 59 |
The High Summer of Robert Menzies 19511965 | 87 |
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