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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Geoffrey Bolton. and from 1942 all the meat Australia could produce went to feed Britain or the armed forces in the ... production to copper in 1943.20 All this activity marked the start of a world commodity boom which would last for ...
Geoffrey Bolton. and from 1942 all the meat Australia could produce went to feed Britain or the armed forces in the ... production to copper in 1943.20 All this activity marked the start of a world commodity boom which would last for ...
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... production from 518 000 to 819 000 tonnes . Yet behind this expan- sion a nagging doubt lurked . The needs of wartime had accel- erated the production of artificial fibres such as rayon and nylon which competed with wool on world ...
... production from 518 000 to 819 000 tonnes . Yet behind this expan- sion a nagging doubt lurked . The needs of wartime had accel- erated the production of artificial fibres such as rayon and nylon which competed with wool on world ...
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... production of works by local artists . Soon it was no longer necessary for those with ambitions in the performing arts to leave Australia . The trust helped in setting up the National Institute for Dramatic Art at the University of New ...
... production of works by local artists . Soon it was no longer necessary for those with ambitions in the performing arts to leave Australia . The trust helped in setting up the National Institute for Dramatic Art at the University of New ...
Contents
The Brink of SelfDiscovery 19421951 | 1 |
Pragmatism Ascendant | 59 |
The High Summer of Robert Menzies 19511965 | 87 |
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