Choosing the Republic.
It has been ten years since the 1999 Republican referendum failed. Whilst it was ultimately unsuccessful, it has engaged people in a debate that has spanned a decade. Australians seem to want a republic, but there is uncertainty about what kind of republic we want. If we wish to understand the impli...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Sydney :
University of NSW Press,
2009.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The 200-year drought; 2 Raising the question; 3 Altering the Australian Constitution; 4 Glimpsing the Governor-General; 5 The politics of minimalism; 6 Between participation and neutrality: selecting the head of state; 7 (Mis) behaviour in republican Australia; 8 Ask the leaders and the people; 9 The incurable republic; Notes; Index.