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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... largely to defeat the ingenuity of governments during the next forty years . " The Secondary Industries Commission took a narrower view of its mandate by concentrating on the conversion of munitions factories to peacetime uses and ...
... largely to defeat the ingenuity of governments during the next forty years . " The Secondary Industries Commission took a narrower view of its mandate by concentrating on the conversion of munitions factories to peacetime uses and ...
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... largely recruited from ' new Australian migrants ' and the undertaking soon gripped Australian imaginations : ' It's the only visionary thing I've seen since I've been back in this bloody country ' , the author George Johnston said ...
... largely recruited from ' new Australian migrants ' and the undertaking soon gripped Australian imaginations : ' It's the only visionary thing I've seen since I've been back in this bloody country ' , the author George Johnston said ...
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... largely honorary job of ambassador to UNESCO , Kerr and his wife left Australia for some years , quietly returning when the advent of another Labor government softened old rancours . Whitlam became ambassador to UNESCO from 1983 to 1986 ...
... largely honorary job of ambassador to UNESCO , Kerr and his wife left Australia for some years , quietly returning when the advent of another Labor government softened old rancours . Whitlam became ambassador to UNESCO from 1983 to 1986 ...
Contents
The Brink of SelfDiscovery 19421951 | 1 |
The High Summer of Robert Menzies 19511965 | 87 |
The Search for New Directions 19661975 | 163 |
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