| Description |
xli, 206 pages ; 21 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
'Moloch mutates: global capitalism and the evolution of the Australian ruling class 1977-2002'/ R.W. Connell -- 'Towards a genealogy of R.W. Connell's notion of the "structure", 1971-1977'/ Demetris Z. Demetriou -- 'Bob Connell and the 50 club'/ Andrew Moore -- 'Moloch's little mate: the ruling class and the Australian Labor Party'/ Verity Burgmann -- "Getting the government off our backs"?: the ruling class and new trends in the state's management of dissent'/ Damian Grenfell -- 'Contesting hegemony: the radical neo-liberal movement and the ruling class in Australia'/ Damien Cahill -- 'Superwealth in Australia: entrepreneurs, accumulation and the capitalist class/ Mike Gilding -- "Time of their lives: what do ruling-class men do?'Mike Donaldson and Scott Poynting -- 'Class in contemporary Australia'/ Michael Cathcart ... [et al.] -- 'Towards cultural renewal'/ Mark Davis |
| Summary |
Discusses who holds power in Australia and how it is achieved; their culture and how they think and act; and, how they protect their own interests. In this book the idea of class has been revived as a basis for understanding Australian society |
| Analysis |
Social classes (Australia) |
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Political science & theory |
| Notes |
"Most of the essays ... were first delivered as papers at a conference on the 'ruling class and ruling culture' of Australian society, staged by Overland magazine at Trades Hall, Melbourne from 19-21 July 2002." - Acknowledgements |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Power (Social sciences)
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Power (Social sciences) -- Australia.
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Social classes -- Australia.
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Elite (Social sciences) -- Australia.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009597
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| Author |
Hollier, Nathan.
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| LC no. |
2004463534 |
| ISBN |
1740970527 : |
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