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Over-Sexed, Over-Paid & Over Here. Over-Sexed, Over-Paid & Over Here. Hardcover
ISBN 9780702215759 / 0702215759
Publisher: University of Queensland Press, 1981
Used – Very Good: University of Queensland Press, St Lucia, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: photographic. this is an account of the American occupation of Australia, especially during the hectic months of 1942, when the Japanese and violence loomed large and awesome. At the beginning of the year the Americans were welcomed as saviours. By September mood change. Coral Sea and Medway battles had given Australia a sense of confidence which made the Americans seem not quite so necessary. People were becoming resentful of the way the Americans appear to be taking over everything from the prime real estate to all the taxis and most of the girls. Before long as saying was going the rounds that there were three things wrong with the Yanks: they were “overpaid, oversexed, and over here”. age toning of the page edges, small bump on the bottom left-hand edge of the front board, no other damage. Size: 8vo – over 7¾” – 9¾” tall. X, 303, [5] pages, in original hardcover binding with a photographic illustrated dustjacket. The book is indexed, with appendices and sources listed, and has numerous black-and-white photographs (37). Apart from age toning of the page edges there is no damage to describe to the book, or the dustjacket.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Sociology & Culture; Australia; Military & Warfare. ISBN: 0702215759. ISBN/EAN: 9780702215759. 9780702215759 First edition.