The Eighties: The Decade that Transformed Australia (Hardcover, Ed)

It was the era of Hawke and Keating, Kylie and INXS, the America's Cup and the Bicentenary. It was perhaps the most controversial decade in Australian history, with high-flying entrepreneurs booming and busting, torrid debates over land rights and immigration, the advent of AIDS, a harsh recession and the rise of the New Right. It was a time when Australians fought for social change - on union picket lines, at rallies for women's rights and against nuclear weapons, and as part of a new environmental movement. And then there were the episodes that left many scratching their heads- Joh for Canberra ...the Australia Card ...Cliff Young. In The Eighties, Frank Bongiorno brings all this and more to life. He uncovers forgotten stories - of factory workers proud of their skills who found themselves surplus to requirements; of Vietnamese families battling to make new lives for themselves in the suburbs. He sheds new light on 'both the ordinary and extraordinary things that happened to Australia and Australians during this liveliest of decades'. The Eighties is contemporary history at its best. 'Frank Bongiorno has successfully negotiated the minefield of Australia's political egos to write the definitive account of an inspired, infuriating decade.' George Megalogenis

General

Imprint:	Black
Country of origin:	Australia
Release date:	October 2015
Authors:	Frank Bongiorno
Dimensions:	236 x 163 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Paper over boards
Pages:	368
Edition:	Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-86395-776-2
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	1-86395-776-6
Barcode:	9781863957762

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