Whitlam /
Governor-General Sir John Kerr's dismissal of the elected Whitlam Government in 1975, more or less at the behest of the Liberal-Country Party Coalition led by Malcolm Fraser, was among the most momentous events in Australian political history. Born into a privileged life Whitlam joined the Aust...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Dural Delivery Centre NSW :
Rosenberg Publishing,
©2011.
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Edición: | 1st ed. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Governor-General Sir John Kerr's dismissal of the elected Whitlam Government in 1975, more or less at the behest of the Liberal-Country Party Coalition led by Malcolm Fraser, was among the most momentous events in Australian political history. Born into a privileged life Whitlam joined the Australian Labor Party, rose to be its Parliamentary leader and took it into power after twenty-three years in the wilderness. But the pace of change scared too many people, and sudden changes in the world economic environment threw down challenges he just could not overcome. Nor could he overcome the local. |
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Notas: | Includes index. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781921719462 192171946X 9781921719455 1921719451 1921719133 9781921719134 |