Keith Hancock
Cambridge University Press
e druk, 1989
9780521369633
Australian Society
Specificaties
Paperback, 274 blz.
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Engels
Cambridge University Press |
1989
ISBN13: 9780521369633
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
Commissioned for the Australian Bicentenary by the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, this 1990 book provides an overview of the structure, nature and trends of Australian society at the time. The 11 essays by leading Australian academics cover issues including families, social security and welfare, education, attitudes and values, population, economy, employment and industrial relations, law, politics, and international relations. Contributors include Brian Crittenden, J. W. Neville, Keith Hancock, James Crawford, and Don Aitkin. Includes notes on contributors, a select bibliography, and an index.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780521369633
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:274
Uitgever:Cambridge University Press
Inhoudsopgave
List of illustrations; List of contributors; Preface; 1. Living and working in Australia Glenn Withers; 2. Australian families: pictures and interpretations Jacqueline Goodnow, Alisa Burns and Graeme Russell; 3. Social security and welfare R. G. Brown; 4. Education in Australia: conformity and diversity Brian Crittenden; 5. Changing attitudes and values in post-war Australia F. L. Jones; 6. The population W. D. Borrie; 7. An economy in distress? J. W. Neville; 8. Industrial relations: stability and turmoil Keith Hancock and Don Rawson; 9. Australian law after two centuries James Crawford; 10. Democracy untrammelled: the Australian political experience since federation Don Aitkin and Francis G. Castles; 11. Australia in the world J. D. B. Miller; Select bibliography; Index.