| Description |
xx, 204 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Geoffrey Blainey -- Introduction / Zachary Gorman --- Robert Menzies: the long assessment / David Kemp -- Young Robert / Troy Bramston -- Menzies and the law / James Edelman and Angela Kittikhoun -- Menzies: democracy, spirit and education / Greg Melleuish -- Robert Menzies's debt to Deakinite liberalism / Judith Brett -- A simple presbyterian in politics: Robert Menzies, liberalism and anti-sectarianism / David Furse-Roberts -- Peace and war / Anne Henderson -- Menzies and Curtin at war / Frank Bongiorno -- Menzies: the learning leader (and why he kept on winning) / Scott Prasser -- A little piece of earth: the enduring legacy of The Forgotten People radio talk / Nick Cater -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index |
| Summary |
How did Menzies develop as the giant of Australian politics? Sir Robert Menzies is a towering figure in Australian history. The Young Menzies : Success, Failure, Resilience 1894-1942 explores the formative period of Menzies's life, when his personal outlook and system of beliefs that would help shape modern Australia were themselves still being formed. Contributors look at Menzies's ideas prior to their political practice and examine their context and origins. This period is also the time in which Menzies first attained power, though in difficult circumstances, when the focus of the nation was on survival. It was in losing office that Menzies was given the impetus to develop his vision for post-war Australia |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Menzies, Robert, Sir, 1894-1978
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- Politics and government -- 1901-1945
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Australia -- History -- 20th century
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| Author |
Gorman, Zachary, editor
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| ISBN |
9780522879223 |
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