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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... months to two years . In 1945 a royal commission found that eight had been detained without justification and should be awarded compensation.16 Similar harassment was meted out to the Jehovah's Witnesses , a religious sect of pacifist ...
... months to two years . In 1945 a royal commission found that eight had been detained without justification and should be awarded compensation.16 Similar harassment was meted out to the Jehovah's Witnesses , a religious sect of pacifist ...
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... months between August and December the police laid just ninety - four charges , of which only nineteen involved migrants.41 As the 1950s progressed male migrants who had made good sent for the wives they had left behind in Europe , or ...
... months between August and December the police laid just ninety - four charges , of which only nineteen involved migrants.41 As the 1950s progressed male migrants who had made good sent for the wives they had left behind in Europe , or ...
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... months after October 1973 found the Australian economy unprepared . This gave a further stimulus to the inflationary pressures within the Australian economy , but because of Australia's self - sufficiency in alternative fuel sources the ...
... months after October 1973 found the Australian economy unprepared . This gave a further stimulus to the inflationary pressures within the Australian economy , but because of Australia's self - sufficiency in alternative fuel sources the ...
Contents
The Brink of SelfDiscovery 19421951 | 1 |
Pragmatism Ascendant | 59 |
The High Summer of Robert Menzies 19511965 | 87 |
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