| Description |
xv, 181 pages : portraits ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
1. The tasks of political biography / Judith Brett. --2 . The two narcissisms: comparing Hawke and Keating /Graham Little. -- 3. Gough Whitlam: bursting limitations / James Walter. -- 4. Malcolm Fraser: a strong leader revisited / Graham Littl e. -- 5. Robert Menzies and England / Judith Brett. -- 6. Arthur Calwell: resentful ageing / Lindsay Rae. -- 7. Paul Hasluck's impersonal politics / Judith Brett. --8. Soeharto's composure / Angus McIntyre |
| Summary |
Examines how the decisions these politicians made or did not make, their personal values, motives and behaviour effectively shapes the lives of the people that they represented |
| Analysis |
Biography |
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Calwell, Arthur |
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Federal issue |
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Former Members |
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Former Prime Ministers |
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Fraser, Malcolm |
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Hasluck, Paul |
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Hawke, Bob |
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Indonesia |
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Keating, Paul |
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Menzies, Robert |
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Political leadership |
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Psychology |
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Suharto, General |
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Whitlam, Gough |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-173) and index |
| Subject |
Politicians -- Australia -- Biography.
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Politicians -- Australia -- Psychology.
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Prime ministers -- Australia -- Biography.
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Psychoanalysis -- Political aspects -- Australia.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009597
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Author |
Brett, Judith, 1949-
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| ISBN |
1864483091 |
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