Robert editor manne (7 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Softcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: N/A. 1st Edition. 260pp. Laminated printed light card covers. In as new condition throughout. 8vo. Presents the original essays and the moments of insight that told us what Australia is and could be - with essential statements from historians, reporters, novelists, mavericks and visionaries - taking us from Federation to the present-day. …

Secondhand, Paperback. , . NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title. Author: Robert Manne Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 326 Under Prime Minister John Howard, Australia has become a different nation. Since 1996, we have seen Pauline Hanson rise and fall and Reconciliation all but fail. The GST was introduced and the Republic defeated. Border protection proved an election winner and the War on Terror changed the political climate inside and outside Australia. All the while, our natural environment and our sense of community, our workplaces and our universities, were transformed in ways that will affect the nation for many years to come. This book examines the Howard years. In a series of engaging and accessible essays by leading thinkers, it assesses how the Howard government has performed on key issues and tracks the larger influence on the body politic. Here is a much-needed reckoning with the legacy of John Howard. Secondhand, Paperback. …

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good. 1999 Text Publishing, Melbourne, Australia. Trade paperback. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Covers lightly curled at corners. Small chip at back corner of head of spine. Page edges have some shallow dents. Pages clean and unmarked. 333 pages. Edited and instrpduced by Robert Manne.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Pages have sunned. This powerful book examines the record of the Howard government. A series of engaging and accessible essays by some of our leading thinkers critically assesses how the government has performed on key issues and tracks its larger influence on Australian society. It shows how the 'most conservative leader the Liberal Party has ever had' has re-made and divided the nation. (back cover) Contributors include: Mungo MacCallum, Judith Brett, Mick Dodson, Helen Irving and William Maley.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Slight curve to front cover. Pages are sunned.This is not a book of documents, snippets or worthy speeches. Instead, it presents the original essays and the moments of insight that told us what Australia is and could be.These are the essential statements - from historians, reporters, novelists, mavericks and visionaries - that take us from Federation to the first decade of the 21st century, and tell a story of national self-discovery.There is the Frenchman who saw that Australia was a 'workingman's paradise', and the historian who explained why. The two reporters who realised the true significance of Gallipoli and conveyed it to the nation. Russel Ward on theAustralian Legend, Robin Boyd on theAustralian Ugliness, Donald Horne on the Lucky Country, W E H Stanner on theGreat Australian Silence and Anne Summers on Manzone Country. Real Matildas, Cultural Cringers,Future Eaters and Forgotten People - and much more.Memorably written and cohesive, this is the essential sourcebook of the words that made Australia. (back cover).…

Softcover. Zustand: Good.