02783nam 2200577 450 991082355240332120230807215614.01-74224-725-31-74224-197-2(CKB)3710000000414948(EBL)2051464(SSID)ssj0001516673(PQKBManifestationID)12588249(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001516673(PQKBWorkID)11513933(PQKB)10284106(MiAaPQ)EBC2051464(MiAaPQ)EBC3440952(Au-PeEL)EBL3440952(CaPaEBR)ebr11055711(OCoLC)891462781(Au-PeEL)EBL2051464(EXLCZ)99371000000041494820150528h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAustralia's boldest experiment war and reconstruction in the 1940s /Stuart MacIntyreSydney, Australia :NewSouth,2015.©20151 online resource (624 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-74223-112-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexIn 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.ThisReconstruction (1939-1951)AustraliaAustraliaEconomic conditions1939-1945AustraliaEconomic policy1939-1945Reconstruction (1939-1951)338.994Macintyre Stuart1947-2021,783885MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823552403321Australia's boldest experiment4072676UNINA