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Hawke: The Prime Minister

Blanche D'Alpuget

9780522856705

Melbourne University Press


Biography; Biography: historical, political & military; Political leaders & leadership; Central government

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352 pages

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Robert James Lee Hawke is one of the great men of Australian public life. A Rhodes scholar, he rejected an academic career to commit himself to the trade union movement. Son of devout Christian parents, he had been reared to public duty and to the ambition of political leadership. Hawke first came to prominence as a union wages advocate, and as President of the ACTU from 1970 to 1980 he was a master negotiator and peacemaker in industrial life. He agitated for social and economic reforms, becoming a folk hero and the most popular Australian of his time. He led the Labor Party to victory in the general election of March 1983 and, in winning three successive elections, became Australia's longest-serving Labor Prime Minister. As Prime Minister, Hawke would preside over some of the most influential economic reforms modern Australia had ever seen - floating the Australian dollar and deregulating the Australian financial system. This biography takes us through the successive governments until Hawke's resignation from Parliament in February 1992, and beyond. Blanche d'Alpuget's sensitivity and psychological insight greatly illuminate this complex and enigmatic man.

Robert James Lee Hawke is one of the great men of Australian public life. A Rhodes scholar, he rejected an academic career to commit himself to the trade union movement. Son of devout Christian parents, he had been reared to public duty and to the ambition of political leadership. Hawke first came to prominence as a union wages advocate, and as President of the ACTU from 1970 to 1980 he was a master negotiator and peacemaker in industrial life. He agitated for social and economic reforms, becoming a folk hero and the most popular Australian of his time. He led the Labor Party to victory in the general election of March 1983 and, in winning three successive elections, became Australia's longest-serving Labor Prime Minister. As Prime Minister, Hawke would preside over some of the most influential economic reforms modern Australia had ever seen - floating the Australian dollar and deregulating the Australian financial system. This biography takes us through the successive governments until Hawke's resignation from Parliament in February 1992, and beyond. Blanche d'Alpuget's sensitivity and psychological insight greatly illuminate this complex and enigmatic man.

By:   Blanche D'Alpuget
Imprint:   Melbourne University Press
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 242mm,  Width: 165mm,  Spine: 35mm
Weight:   726g
ISBN:  

9780522856705


ISBN 10:   0522856705
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   July 2010
Audience:   General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Blanche d'Alpuget is the author of Mediator: A Biography of Sir Richard Kirby, On Longing, and of the novels Turtle Beach and Winter in Jerusalem, among others.

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