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'Now is the psychological moment' : Earle Page and the imagining of Australia /

Earle Christmas Grafton Page (1880-1961) - surgeon, Country Party leader, treasurer and prime minister - was perhaps the most extraordinary visionary to hold high public office in twentieth-century Australia. Over decades, he made determined efforts to seize 'the psychological moment', and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wilks, Stephen, 1960- (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: Australian National University Press
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Canberra, ACT, Australia : Australian National University Press, 2020.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue: 'How Many Germans Did You Kill, Doc?'
  • Introduction: 'A Dreamer of Dreams'
  • 1. Family, Community and Methodism: The Forging of Page's World View
  • 2. 'We Were Determined to Use Our Opportunities to the Full': Page's Rise to National Prominence
  • 3. The Use of Power: Treasurer Page Pursues His National Vision
  • 4. Government and Party: The Basis of Page's Power
  • 5. Page and the Final Throes of the Bruce-Page Government: Challenging the Nation through Planning and Federalism
  • 6. Page Audacious: The 1930s
  • 7. Post-War Page: Hopes amidst Frustrations
  • 8. Page Indefatigable: His Last Years in Public Life
  • Conclusions: 'A Man's Reach Should Exceed His Grasp'.