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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Page 174
It was both the greatness and the misfortune of Gough Whitlam that he appeared
to be , and considered himself to be , one of the few Australian politicians
capable of translating high expectations into achievement . Son of a senior
federal ...
It was both the greatness and the misfortune of Gough Whitlam that he appeared
to be , and considered himself to be , one of the few Australian politicians
capable of translating high expectations into achievement . Son of a senior
federal ...
Page 214
Like many of his generation Whitlam had been inspired when young by the
example of Franklin Roosevelt and the ... surrounded by euphoric followers who
could not quite believe the reality of their triumph , tall Gough Whitlam and his
equally ...
Like many of his generation Whitlam had been inspired when young by the
example of Franklin Roosevelt and the ... surrounded by euphoric followers who
could not quite believe the reality of their triumph , tall Gough Whitlam and his
equally ...
Page 223
It can be said of Gough Whitlam that he found Sydney , Melbourne , and Brisbane
unsewered and left them fully flushed'.16 Whitlam wished also to be remembered
for less humble monuments . It was only a coincidence that the long - delayed ...
It can be said of Gough Whitlam that he found Sydney , Melbourne , and Brisbane
unsewered and left them fully flushed'.16 Whitlam wished also to be remembered
for less humble monuments . It was only a coincidence that the long - delayed ...
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Contents
The Brink of SelfDiscovery 19421951 | 1 |
The High Summer of Robert Menzies 1951 1965 | 87 |
The Search for New Directions 19661975 | 163 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Oxford History of Australia, Volume 5 The Oxford History of Australia, Geoffrey Bolton |
| Author | Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton |
| Editor | Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1986 |
| ISBN | 019554613X, 9780195546132 |
| Length | 334 pages |
| Subjects | › History / Australia & New Zealand |
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