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1 online resource |
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Preface -- 1 Hopetoun's blunder -- 2 The Australian crawl -- 3 Sweat and chaff -- 4 Dogs' livers -- 5 My God! If only I had known -- 6 Bloody stalemate -- 7 Backs to the wall -- Picture section -- 8 Fini retreat -beaucoup Australiens ici -- 9 A land fit for heroes? -- 10 The diggers take over -- 11 Men, money and markets -- 12 Crash -- 13 To the brink -- 14 Depths of Depression -- 15 From Depression to appeasement -- 16 Australia is also at war -- 17 The sons of the First AIF -- 18 1942 -- Australia's darkest year -- 19 To victory -- 20 Postwar blues -- 21 Australia's Cold War -- 22 The Queen and the Petrovs -- 23 From ice chests to Frigidaires -- 24 Indonesia looms large -- 25 36 faceless men -- 26 Confrontation with Indonesia -- 27 All the way with LBJ -- 28 Live from the Moon -- 29 It's time -- 30 Prima donna assoluta -- 31 We've been sacked -- 32 An ethical obligation -- 33 Defining Australia -- 34 Murray-Darling salt lick -- 35 Hundreds and thousands -- 36 O'Sullivan's WiFirevolution -- 37 Mabo -- 38 A bloody big rock -- 39 We're safe now, pumpkin -- 40 Weapons off! -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
Andrew Tink's superb book tells the story of Australia in the 20th century, from Federation to the Sydney 2000 Olympics. It was a century marked by the trauma of war and the despair of the depression, balanced by extraordinary achievements in sport, science, and the arts. Tink's story is driven by people, whether they be prime ministers, soldiers, shopkeepers, singers, footballers, or farmers; men or women, Australian-born, immigrant, or Aborigine. He brings the decades to life, writing with empathy, humor, and insight to create a narrative that is as entertaining as it is illuminating |
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Social history.
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Ethnology -- Australia.
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Social Conditions
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social history.
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HISTORY -- Australia & New Zealand.
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Ethnology.
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Politics and government
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Social history.
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Australia -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009591
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Australia -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009597
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Australia.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781742241876 |
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1742241875 |
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9781742247120 |
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1742247121 |
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