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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... society had done little for the wharfies and the colliers when times were hard and they could see little to gain from considering the convenience of capitalist society . Communist union officials such as Ernie Thorn- ton among the ...
... society had done little for the wharfies and the colliers when times were hard and they could see little to gain from considering the convenience of capitalist society . Communist union officials such as Ernie Thorn- ton among the ...
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... society . A wider cross - section of young Australians seeking an alter- native vision of society were attracted to what became known as the ' counter - culture ' . This movement rejected the conventional patterns of household and ...
... society . A wider cross - section of young Australians seeking an alter- native vision of society were attracted to what became known as the ' counter - culture ' . This movement rejected the conventional patterns of household and ...
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... society . Where the Whitlam government would have welcomed such freedom to impose changes in the name of greater equality of opportunity , Fraser and his colleagues had other goals . It was not that in practice they wished to undo all ...
... society . Where the Whitlam government would have welcomed such freedom to impose changes in the name of greater equality of opportunity , Fraser and his colleagues had other goals . It was not that in practice they wished to undo all ...
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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