Australia since World War 2 - HIST2028

   
   
 
Contact: Balint,Ruth
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 36 units of credit; Excluded: AUST2020
 
 
Offered: Semester 2 2005
 
 
Fee Band: 1
 
 

Description


Major developments in Australian Society since World War II. Topics include: immigration, religion, culture, government, education, comparative welfare history, external relations, women's experiences, media studies, Aboriginal culture and politics, the impact of the Vietnam war, tough times and the 1980s, Australia and America, sporting culture and Olympism, television and the media, Australia and Asia, and the emergence of the new commercial and communication systems of 'the Information Age'.