Fortunate voyager : the worlds of Ninian Stephen /

One life, many roles: soldier, brilliant barrister, High Court judge, Governor-General, Australian diplomat, mediator in Northern Ireland, member of the first war crimes tribunal since Nuremburg and Tokyo, head of UN and Commonwealth missions to crisis zones from Cambodia to Burma to Bangladesh, Sir...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ayres, Philip (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Melbourne : Melbourne University Press, 2013.
Temas:
Australia. > High Court > Officials and employees > Biography.
Australia. > High Court
1900-1999
Judges > Australia > Biography.
Lawyers > Australia > Biography.
Governors general > Australia > Biography.
Statesmen > Australia > Biography.
Courts > Australia > Officials and employees.
Hommes d'État > Australie > Biographies.
Courts > Officials and employees
Employees
Governors general
Judges
Lawyers
Politics and government
Statesmen
Australia > Politics and government > 1976-1990.
Australia > Politics and government > 20th century > Biography.
Australie > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siècle > Biographies.
Australia
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:One life, many roles: soldier, brilliant barrister, High Court judge, Governor-General, Australian diplomat, mediator in Northern Ireland, member of the first war crimes tribunal since Nuremburg and Tokyo, head of UN and Commonwealth missions to crisis zones from Cambodia to Burma to Bangladesh, Sir Ninian Stephen is the recipient of five knighthoods and the most honoured Australian in history - and yet precisely because so much of his work was international it has rarely received the notice it deserves in his home country. In this, the first whole-of-life biography of the subject, Philip Ayr.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (492 pages)
ISBN:9780522862089
052286208X

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