Australia's boldest experiment : war and reconstruction in the 1940s / / Stuart MacIntyre

• Autore: Macintyre Stuart <1947-2021, >
• Pubblicazione: Sydney, Australia : , : NewSouth, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (624 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.994
• Soggetto topico: Reconstruction (1939-1951) - Australia
• Soggetto geografico: Australia Economic conditions 1939-1945; Australia Economic policy 1939-1945
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Australia's boldest experiment
• ISBN: 1-74224-725-3; 1-74224-197-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910797285003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II