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 90
This represented roughly five times the annual average rate of advance in living
standards between 1901 and 1940.2 Critics have argued that ' the increased
ownership of consumer durables and housing was at the expense of increased ...
This represented roughly five times the annual average rate of advance in living
standards between 1901 and 1940.2 Critics have argued that ' the increased
ownership of consumer durables and housing was at the expense of increased ...
Page 262
Two - thirds were perfectly happy to remain in the house where they were
currently living , an interesting figure since official statistics showed that each
year about 16 per cent of Australians changed their place of residence . Rather
than ...
Two - thirds were perfectly happy to remain in the house where they were
currently living , an interesting figure since official statistics showed that each
year about 16 per cent of Australians changed their place of residence . Rather
than ...
Page 276
... in regular employment continued to manage comfortably despite the standstill
in real wages and incomes , younger couples trying to establish their first home
were hard - pressed by high interest rates . The proportion of households living in
...
... in regular employment continued to manage comfortably despite the standstill
in real wages and incomes , younger couples trying to establish their first home
were hard - pressed by high interest rates . The proportion of households living in
...
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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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| 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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