| Description |
vii, 356 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 22 cm |
| Series |
The Oxford history of Australia ; v.5, 1942-1995 |
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Oxford history of Australia ; v.5, 1942-1995
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| Contents |
Part I. The brink of self-discovery 1942-1951. 1. The people at war -- 2. The planners -- 3. Pragmatism ascendant -- Part II. The high summer of Robert Menzies 1951-1965. 4. Getting and spending -- 5. Being Australian -- 6. The politics of affluence -- Part III. The search for new directions 1966-1975. 7. The faithful ally -- 8. New directions? -- 9. A shining aberration -- Part IV. And it works - kind of 1975-1995. 10. On the make -- 11. Towards the Bicentenary -- 12. After the Bicentenary |
| Summary |
First published in 1990, this second edition has a new chapter examining the period since 1988, including the final years of the Hawke and Keating governments. Discusses major social, political and economic developments including Mao, the recession in the early 1990s and the More...rise of republicanism. Includes references and an index. Author is professor of history at Edith Cowan University |
| Notes |
CIP confirmed |
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Previous ed.: Melbourne : Oxford University Press, 1990 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Southeast Asia.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009591 -- 1939-1945
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Australia -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009591 -- 1945-
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Australia -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009591
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| Author |
Bolton, Geoffrey, 1931-
Middle way
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| ISBN |
0195539648 |
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9780195539646 |
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