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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.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History History: earliest times to present day

• Full title: Governing Prosperity
• Subtitle: Social Change and Social Analysis in Australia in the 1950s
• Author: Nicholas Brown
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312
• EAN: 9780521477321
• ISBN: 0521477328
• ID: 02032437
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 515 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 18 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. January 1995

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