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Macintyre Stuart <1947-2021, > |
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Australia's boldest experiment : war and reconstruction in the 1940s / / Stuart MacIntyre |
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Sydney, Australia : , : NewSouth, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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ISBN |
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1-74224-725-3 |
1-74224-197-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (624 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Reconstruction (1939-1951) - Australia |
Australia Economic conditions 1939-1945 |
Australia Economic policy 1939-1945 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; PART ONE: Inception; 1.The Distant War; 2. Anticipation and Procrastination; 3. The Enemy at the Gates; 4. The Ministry of Post-War Reconstruction; PART TWO: Planning; 5. Food and Shelter, Family and Community; 6. Welfare; 7. The Positive Approach; 8. Final Preparations; PART THREE: Outcomes; 9. Demobilisation; 10. Chill Winds; 11. Catching Up; 12. End of an Era; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this landmark book, Stuart Macintyre explains how a country traumatised by World War I, hammered by the Depression and overstretched by World War II became a prosperous, successful and growing society by the 1950s. An extraordinary group of individuals, notably John Curtin, Ben Chifley, Nugget Coombs, John Dedman and Robert Menzies, re-made the country, planning its reconstruction against a background of wartime sacrifice and austerity. The other part of this triumphant story shows Australia on the world stage, seeking to fashion a new world order that would bring peace and prosperity.This |
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