Between War And Depression
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In the turbulent interwar years — a period sandwiched between the catastrophe of World War One and the crushing despair of the Great Depression — Australia found itself navigating one of the most politically charged and socially volatile eras in its history. Between War and Depression by J. E. Tate chronicles this defining chapter of Australian life, examining the fierce ideological battles, labour movements, and political upheaval that shaped the young nation's identity, as workers, politicians, and ordinary citizens clashed over the soul of a country still raw from the wounds of war. Part of the Discovering Australian History series, this volume presents the era with clarity and scholarly rigour, drawing on primary sources — including the kind of vivid political propaganda imagery that made the period so visually and rhetorically explosive — to illustrate the tensions between capital and labour, conservatism and radicalism. Tate's measured yet compelling approach makes complex historical forces accessible without sacrificing depth, offering readers an essential lens through which to understand how the seeds of modern Australian politics were sown. For anyone seeking to understand what it truly meant to be Australian in the 1920s and early 1930s, this account leaves a profound and lingering question: how close did Australia come to a very different future?
Author: J. E. Tate
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
In the turbulent interwar years — a period sandwiched between the catastrophe of World War One and the crushing despair of the Great Depression — Australia found itself navigating one of the most politically charged and socially volatile eras in its history. Between War and Depression by J. E. Tate chronicles this defining chapter of Australian life, examining the fierce ideological battles, labour movements, and political upheaval that shaped the young nation's identity, as workers, politicians, and ordinary citizens clashed over the soul of a country still raw from the wounds of war. Part of the Discovering Australian History series, this volume presents the era with clarity and scholarly rigour, drawing on primary sources — including the kind of vivid political propaganda imagery that made the period so visually and rhetorically explosive — to illustrate the tensions between capital and labour, conservatism and radicalism. Tate's measured yet compelling approach makes complex historical forces accessible without sacrificing depth, offering readers an essential lens through which to understand how the seeds of modern Australian politics were sown. For anyone seeking to understand what it truly meant to be Australian in the 1920s and early 1930s, this account leaves a profound and lingering question: how close did Australia come to a very different future?