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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Others were accepted on payment of a nominal fee of £ 10 . Because of shipping
shortages the scheme could not begin until April 1947 , but by July no fewer than
200 000 Britons were registered at Australia House as prospective migrants .
Others were accepted on payment of a nominal fee of £ 10 . Because of shipping
shortages the scheme could not begin until April 1947 , but by July no fewer than
200 000 Britons were registered at Australia House as prospective migrants .
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Nor did migrants display those forms of social maladjustment which swell the
crime statistics . On the contrary , European migrants ( except for Croats driven to
violence by political feuds ) were more lawabiding than Australians or New ...
Nor did migrants display those forms of social maladjustment which swell the
crime statistics . On the contrary , European migrants ( except for Croats driven to
violence by political feuds ) were more lawabiding than Australians or New ...
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I can please myself about what I do and whether or not I give the children ice -
cream ” .43 Most migrants of low social and economic status saw successful
adjustment in terms of achieving social acceptance , reasonable fluency , and a
level of ...
I can please myself about what I do and whether or not I give the children ice -
cream ” .43 Most migrants of low social and economic status saw successful
adjustment in terms of achieving social acceptance , reasonable fluency , and a
level of ...
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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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