Australia, the recreational society / David Mosler.
Australia, the recreational society / David Mosler.
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Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.
Date
2002.
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994/337
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English
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vi, 193 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. The Historical Origins of the Recreational Society -- 2. The Birth of a Nation -- 3. The Economy -- 4. The State -- 5. The Culture -- 6. The Education System -- 7. Conclusion and the Future: Australia - the Fifty-First State of America? -- Epilogue: Australia in 2050 -- App. A. Australian Prime M...
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Publisher
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.
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Connecticut
Date Published
2002.
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Summary
From its very inception Australia has been a derivative society: First as part of the British Empire and then, soon after World War II, what Mosler considers the American Empire and the new end-of-century Americanized global culture. This has meant that Australia has struggled to attain its own identity. Mosler explores that struggle for national i...
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Australia, the recreational society / David Mosler.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-177) and index.
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994/337
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74VvbwpVBEK3
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ISBN
0275972321 (alk. paper)
9780275972325 (alk. paper)
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994
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991014702629702626
