ElectricDomestic - Flipbook - Page 6
Electric Domestic:
Modern lives, suburban dreams
The stor y of the suburban dream
has played a power ful role in t he
creation and representation of t he
Australian identity. In the years
that followed the Second World
War, the promotion of the suburban
dream was bound within agendas
concerning national security and
progress. Encouraging people to
have a stake in the nation and a
contented family life would, it was
thought, mitigate against threats
suc h as Communism.
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