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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Page 90
... Britain , but barely half the performance of Japan or the German Federal Republic ( both recovering from wartime loss with American aid ) . Britain remained Australia's major trading partner and largest source of investment , providing ...
... Britain , but barely half the performance of Japan or the German Federal Republic ( both recovering from wartime loss with American aid ) . Britain remained Australia's major trading partner and largest source of investment , providing ...
Page 91
... Britain's share of Australia's exports reached a post - war peak of 41.3 per cent in 1952-53 but then fell steadily . The shape of the future was sketched in 1961-62 when Britain sought unsuccessfully to enter the European Economic Com ...
... Britain's share of Australia's exports reached a post - war peak of 41.3 per cent in 1952-53 but then fell steadily . The shape of the future was sketched in 1961-62 when Britain sought unsuccessfully to enter the European Economic Com ...
Page 212
... Britain's requests in 1968-69 to curb the outflow of London portfolio investment , nor had Britain taken care of Australian interests during the 1971 nego- tiations for entry into the EEC . Admittedly Australian tourists were flocking ...
... Britain's requests in 1968-69 to curb the outflow of London portfolio investment , nor had Britain taken care of Australian interests during the 1971 nego- tiations for entry into the EEC . Admittedly Australian tourists were flocking ...
Contents
The Brink of SelfDiscovery 19421951 | 1 |
The High Summer of Robert Menzies 19511965 | 87 |
The Search for New Directions | 163 |
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