The 1950s' undeniable prosperity has become synonymous with conservatism, and inertia seen as its hallmark. This book offers a fresh and challenging interpretation of the 1950s in Australia. Nicholas Brown presents the decade as a time of great change, brought about by affluence.
Society became increasingly complex, mass consumption reached new heights and Australia's role in the world and the region was re-cast. The book looks at the ways in which those overseeing society responded to these post-war changes; in short, how they governed prosperity. A history of ideas as well as cultural, intellectual and institutional history, Governing Prosperity is a major reassessment of the 1950s.
It will be particularly important for its analysis of the significance of the decade in the development of Australian society.
| ISBN: | 9780521471602 |
| Publication date: | 29th September 1995 |
| Author: | Nicholas Brown |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 299 pages |
| Series: | Studies in Australian History |
| Genres: |
Australasian and Pacific history History and Archaeology |
The 1950s' undeniable prosperity has become synonymous with conservatism, and inertia seen as its hallmark. This book offers a fresh and challenging interpretation of the 1950s in Australia.
Governing Prosperity features in the following genres: Australasian and Pacific history, History and Archaeology
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Governing Prosperity was written by Nicholas Brown and published by Cambridge University Press
Governing Prosperity has 299 pages
Yes it is part of Studies in Australian History series