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Curtin's empire /
John Curtin remains a venerated leader. His role as Labor's wartime supremo is etched deep into the national psyche: the man who put Australia first, locked horns with Churchill, forged the alliance with the United States and became the saviour of the nation in its darkest hour. Drawing on new...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Port Melbourne, Vic. :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Colección: | Australian encounters.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | John Curtin remains a venerated leader. His role as Labor's wartime supremo is etched deep into the national psyche: the man who put Australia first, locked horns with Churchill, forged the alliance with the United States and became the saviour of the nation in its darkest hour. Drawing on new archival material including sensitive and private correspondence from Curtin never before seen or quoted, Curtin's Empire shows that this British world vision was not imposed on him from abroad, rather it animated Curtin from deep within. Since entering politics Curtin had fought a bitter battle with his opponents both inside and outside his party - over loyalty, identity and national security. At stake was how he and his party related to the defining idea of Australian politics for their times: Britishness. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 159 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139144896 1139144898 1107213339 9781107213333 1139139886 9781139139885 1139140698 9781139140690 1139141570 9781139141574 1139137565 9781139137560 1280776161 9781280776168 1139139118 9781139139113 9786613686558 6613686557 1139137158 9781139137157 |