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

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 Co...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Macintyre, Stuart, 1947-2021 (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sydney, N.S.W. : NewSouth Publishing, 2015.
Temas:
Since 1939
Reconstruction (1939-1951) > Australia.
Reconstruction, 1939-1951 > Australie.
HISTORY > Australia & New Zealand.
Economic history
Economic policy
Reconstruction (1939-1951)
Social conditions
Australia > Economic conditions > 1939-1945.
Australia > Economic policy > 1939-1945.
Australia > Social conditions > 1939-1945.
Australia > Economic conditions > 1945-
Australia > Economic policy > 1945-
Australia > Social conditions > 1945-
Australie > Conditions économiques > 1945-
Australia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 543-580) and index.
ISBN:9781742247250
1742247253
9781742241975
1742241972
1742231128
9781742231129

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