Description |
xiii, 321 pages, <16> pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
Summary |
"For those who know McAuley only as one of the poets behind the Ern Malley hoax and the editor of Quadrant, this book provides a rare insight into the making of a cold war warrior in Australia. Pybus uncovers McAuley's connections with the CIA and with ASIO and exposes his engagement in clandestine political activities aimed at undermining the Labor Party." "In exploring the obsessions of James McAuley, this astounding biography also considers the machinations of the remarkable group of political outsiders with whom he was closely associated: Alfred Conlon, the wartime powerbroker who was head of the Directorate of Research and Civil Affairs; John Kerr, who was Conlon's deputy then a prominent "Grouper" before his most controversial role as governor-general; Richard Krygier, founder of the Australian Associated for Cultural Freedom; and B. A. Santamaria, eminence grise of the anticommunist movement in Australia and founder of the National Civic Council."--BOOK JACKET |
Analysis |
Poetry |
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Political participation |
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Biography |
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James McAuley |
Notes |
Includes index |
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Queensland Premier's Literary Awards 2000 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies and index |
Subject |
McAuley, James, 1917-1976
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McAuley, James Phillip, 1917-1976.
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McAuley, James Phillip, 1917-1976 -- Political and social views.
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Poets, Australian -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Anti-communist movements in literature.
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Politics and literature -- Australia -- History -- 20th century.
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Communism in literature.
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Cold War in literature.
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Poets, Australian -- Biography.
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Political activists -- Australia -- Biography.
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Genre/Form |
Biography.
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History.
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Biographies.
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Author |
Pybus, Cassandra.
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LC no. |
00698556 |
ISBN |
0702231118 |
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