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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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