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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... planning then planning would be a sound basis for social action in the post - war world . The Curtin government began with a highly significant exten- sion of federal power in May 1942. Previously the Commonwealth government and the ...
... planning then planning would be a sound basis for social action in the post - war world . The Curtin government began with a highly significant exten- sion of federal power in May 1942. Previously the Commonwealth government and the ...
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... planning . The Labor government had been preparing for a recession which was delayed for a generation . Australians thus grew sceptical about the merits of planning ; it seemed too often like interference with the enjoyment of good ...
... planning . The Labor government had been preparing for a recession which was delayed for a generation . Australians thus grew sceptical about the merits of planning ; it seemed too often like interference with the enjoyment of good ...
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... planning a National Gallery in 1965. Holt , with a life - long interest in theatre and the ballet , listened receptively when H. C. Coombs argued that arts funding required a government agency of wider scope than the successful ...
... planning a National Gallery in 1965. Holt , with a life - long interest in theatre and the ballet , listened receptively when H. C. Coombs argued that arts funding required a government agency of wider scope than the successful ...
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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