Democratic Adventurer : Graham Berry and the Making of Australian Politics.

Graham Berry (1822-1904) was colonial Australia's most gifted, creative and controversial politician. A riveting speaker, a newspaper proprietor and editor, and the founder of Australia's first mass political party, he wielded these tools to launch an age of reform: spearheading the adopti...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Scalmer, Sean
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Melbourne : Monash University Publishing, 2020.
Series:Biography Ser.
Subjects:
Berry, Graham, > 1822-1904.
Politicians > Australia > Biography.
Politiciens > Australie > Biographies.
Politicians
Politics and government
Victoria > Politics and government.
Australia
Victoria
Biographies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • About this Book
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • Chapter One: Difficult Beginnings
  • Chapter Two: Platform and Parliament
  • Chapter Three: Champion of Protection
  • Chapter Four: The Force of Party
  • Chapter Five: The Art of Presentation
  • Chapter Six: Use Your Weapons
  • Images
  • Chapter Seven: Reform, Moderation, Firmness, Reaction
  • Chapter Eight: The Limits of Office
  • Chapter Nine: The Fragility of Authority
  • Chapter Ten: The Paradox of Compromise
  • Chapter Eleven: Subsidence, Adjustment, Re-imagination
  • Chapter Twelve: On Endings, Memories, and the Democratic Imagination
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author

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