Samurai in the surf : the arrival of the Japanese on the Gold Coast in the 1980s /

Samurai in the surf : the arrival of the Japanese on the Gold Coast in the 1980s /

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Author / Creator:Hajdu, Joseph, 1939-
Imprint:Canberra, A.C.T. : Pandanus, 2005.
Description:1 online resource (236 pages) : illustrations, color maps
Language:English
Subject:
Investments, Japanese -- Australia -- Gold Coast (Qld.)
Investments, Japanese -- Australia.
Real property -- Australia -- Gold Coast (Qld.) -- Foreign ownership.
Civilization -- Japanese influences.
Economic history.
Investments, Japanese.
Public opinion, Australian.
Real property -- Foreign ownership.
Gold Coast (Qld.) -- Economic conditions.
Japan -- Foreign public opinion, Australian.
Australia -- Civilization -- Japanese influences.
Australia.
Japan.
Queensland -- Gold Coast.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13581550
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ISBN:174076160X
9781740761604
1740761154
9781740761154
Digital file characteristics:text file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
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Summary:"In the 1980s, property prices on the Gold Coast reached unprecedented heights. Glamorous high-rises etched the skyline, coastal swamps were replaced by immaculate golf-courses and mansions jostled for position along canal estates. Spurred by a flood of Japanese tourism followed by a wave of Japanese investment, the region witnessed a grand transformation that enthusiastically applied the theory of Australia as part of Asia. However, World War II sensitivities were stirred up. Many were energized into action that had repercussions for all levels of Australian life. Furious debate was sparked about Australia's national identity." "Samurai in the Surf explores the history of this investment, following a money-trail that leads back to a ballooning Japanese economy and a colourful array of Japanese who put their money into Gold Coast property. The book also explores the local community's views of this unprecedented stream of foreign investment and provides a convincing illustration of the links between 1980s Queensland and Pauline Hanson's One Nation movement of the 1990s."--Jacket
Other form:Print version: Hajdu, Joseph, 1939- Samurai in the surf. Canberra, A.C.T. : Pandanus, 2005 1740761154
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Japan and the creation of its bubble economy
  • Ch. 2. 'Australia ... so much sunshine ... so much space ... so cheap'
  • Ch. 3. Japanese investors : doing it their way on the Gold Coast
  • Ch. 4. Japanese investors : from company executives to pop stars
  • Ch. 5. The Gold Coast gatekeepers and intermediaries : help given to bond with Japanese buyers
  • Ch. 6. The Gold Coast of the Japanese : postmodern glitz, packaged landscapes and the Beirut look
  • Ch. 7. Yen power stirs national angst
  • Ch. 8. Governments buffeted by cross-currents of public pressure, interests and ideologies
  • Ch. 9. Postscript : the bubble bursts.

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