The Oxford History of Australia: 1942-1988, the middle wayThe 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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... sceptical Sydney philosopher John Anderson when he wrote that 'the well-
intentioned reformer always produces results which he did not anticipate',13 thus
endorsing an ingrained Australian cynicism towards politicians and bureaucrats.
... sceptical Sydney philosopher John Anderson when he wrote that 'the well-
intentioned reformer always produces results which he did not anticipate',13 thus
endorsing an ingrained Australian cynicism towards politicians and bureaucrats.
Page 73
... controversies over medical benefits and bank nationalization necessarily fatal,
though they shook the allegiance of swinging voters among the lower middle
class whose respect for the professions was greater than its respect for politicians
.
... controversies over medical benefits and bank nationalization necessarily fatal,
though they shook the allegiance of swinging voters among the lower middle
class whose respect for the professions was greater than its respect for politicians
.
Page 146
F. E. (Joe) Chamberlain, federal secretary of the party from 1955 to 1963, was an
epitome of the breed, a grimly uncompromising chieftain who would sacrifice the
ablest of politicians and the fairest chances of electoral victory for the sake of ...
F. E. (Joe) Chamberlain, federal secretary of the party from 1955 to 1963, was an
epitome of the breed, a grimly uncompromising chieftain who would sacrifice the
ablest of politicians and the fairest chances of electoral victory for the sake of ...
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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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| Title | The Oxford History of Australia: 1942-1988, the middle way Volume 5 of The Oxford History of Australia, Geoffrey Bolton |
| Author | Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton |
| Editor | Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton |
| Contributor | Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1990 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 14 Apr 2008 |
| ISBN | 019554613X, 9780195546132 |
| Length | 352 pages |
| Subjects | › › Australia Australia History History / Australia & New Zealand History / General Science / Life Sciences / Botany |
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