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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... politicians such as Arthur Fadden painted alarming pictures of endless rationing , mass - produced housing , and heavy - handed compulsion in work ; in short , all the worst inconveniences of wartime prolonged indefinitely . The ...
... politicians such as Arthur Fadden painted alarming pictures of endless rationing , mass - produced housing , and heavy - handed compulsion in work ; in short , all the worst inconveniences of wartime prolonged indefinitely . The ...
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... politicians and bureaucrats . Undeniably there was a risk that a public service recruited as an agent of reform might fatten into a mandarin caste . Between 1939 and 1951 the number of public servants rose by over 300 per cent to form ...
... politicians and bureaucrats . Undeniably there was a risk that a public service recruited as an agent of reform might fatten into a mandarin caste . Between 1939 and 1951 the number of public servants rose by over 300 per cent to form ...
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... politicians , such as Don Dunstan and John Gorton , believed that its possession should not be a criminal offence . But the police , supported by majority public opinion , opposed any relaxation of the laws , so that marijuana became ...
... politicians , such as Don Dunstan and John Gorton , believed that its possession should not be a criminal offence . But the police , supported by majority public opinion , opposed any relaxation of the laws , so that marijuana became ...
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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