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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... showed great ingenuity in faking psychological symptoms which would disqualify them from service . Others went into hiding , and their sympathizers enjoyed defying the authorities ' attempts to find them . Often the government was slow ...
... showed great ingenuity in faking psychological symptoms which would disqualify them from service . Others went into hiding , and their sympathizers enjoyed defying the authorities ' attempts to find them . Often the government was slow ...
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... showed that the richest 10 per cent of adult Australians shared more than half the total wealth of the nation . The poorest 10 per cent had less than 1 per cent . And the widening . gap was The Fraser government was early provided with ...
... showed that the richest 10 per cent of adult Australians shared more than half the total wealth of the nation . The poorest 10 per cent had less than 1 per cent . And the widening . gap was The Fraser government was early provided with ...
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... showed an unerring instinct for trouble . By this time about one- third of Australia's immigrants were of Asian origin , including refugees from Kampuchea and Vietnam . In 1984 an eminent historian , Geoffrey Blainey , had created a ...
... showed an unerring instinct for trouble . By this time about one- third of Australia's immigrants were of Asian origin , including refugees from Kampuchea and Vietnam . In 1984 an eminent historian , Geoffrey Blainey , had created a ...
Contents
The Brink of SelfDiscovery 19421951 | 1 |
Pragmatism Ascendant | 59 |
Getting and Spending | 89 |
Copyright | |
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