Australia's Boldest Experiment - War and Reconstruction in the 1940s (Paperback)

A major new account of the 1940s in Australia. 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 book shows the 1940s to be a pivotal decade in Australia. At the height of his powers, Macintyre reminds us that key components of the society we take for granted - work, welfare, health, education, immigration, housing - are not the result of military endeavour but policy, planning, politics and popular resolve.

General

Imprint:	NewSouth Publishing
Country of origin:	Australia
Release date:	June 2015
Authors:	Stuart Macintyre
Dimensions:	234 x 153 x 55mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	608
ISBN-13:	978-1-74223-112-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history
LSN:	1-74223-112-8
Barcode:	9781742231129

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