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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Many unsewered houses used septic tanks , although even in quite affluent middleclass suburbs the traditional nightcart was still plying its rounds in the early 1960s . The streets of new suburbs were often planned in the traditional ...
Many unsewered houses used septic tanks , although even in quite affluent middleclass suburbs the traditional nightcart was still plying its rounds in the early 1960s . The streets of new suburbs were often planned in the traditional ...
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A few observers of Australian life stood up to defend the suburbs . Craig Macgregor , a young journalist with a sharp eye for the trends of fashion , saw suburban life as a satisfactory solution to the needs of migrants seeking land ...
A few observers of Australian life stood up to defend the suburbs . Craig Macgregor , a young journalist with a sharp eye for the trends of fashion , saw suburban life as a satisfactory solution to the needs of migrants seeking land ...
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In Melbourne the new suburbs were parcelled out to old - established League football teams , and it was wonderful how quickly children forgot their family's traditional allegiances and barracked for the ' little league ' team to which ...
In Melbourne the new suburbs were parcelled out to old - established League football teams , and it was wonderful how quickly children forgot their family's traditional allegiances and barracked for the ' little league ' team to which ...
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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 Bolton |
| Editor | Geoffrey Bolton |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1986 |
| ISBN | 019554613X, 9780195546132 |
| Length | 334 pages |
| Subjects | › History / Australia & New Zealand |
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