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90 Not Out : the Nationals, 1920-2010.
Focusing on the National Party, this history shares the extraordinary story of a political organization--large in grassroots members, yet small in parliamentary terms--that has made an enormous and largely unrecognized contribution to Australia's social and economic development. A colorful and...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of New South Wales Press,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgments; Preface; 1 The beginning; 2 Flexing muscles; 3 Runs on the board; 4 Depression and Opposition; 5 Tragedy, triumph and downfall; 6 Fadden takes the reins; 7 Rocky years; 8 Fadden to McEwen; 9 The veto; 10 New era, new name; 11 The night of the long prawns; 12 The dismissal; 13 Return to government; 14 Innovation in difficult times; 15 Back to Opposition; 16 Joh for Canberra; 17 Tentatively back to Coalition; 18 The Nixon Report; 19 An era ends dramatically; 20 The brief reign of Charles Blunt; 21 Moulding party and Coalition interests.
- 22 Is this the joy of government?23 Delivering for the bush; 24 Internal issues and international disaster; 25 Timing for change; 26 Rebelling or reverting to type?; 27 Infiltrators and dissidents; 28 Amalgamators; 29 90 not out; Appendices; 1 Formation and Name Changes; 2 Electoral Performance, House of Representatives; 3 Parliamentary and Organisational Leaders; 4 Party Senators and Members; 5 Party Ministers in the Commonwealth Parliament; 6 Landmark Achievements in Government; 7 April 1987 Coalition Agreement; Notes; Select bibliography and further reading; Index.