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JOHN GREY GORTON IBD

CONNOR COURT PUBLISHING PTY LT
12 / 2020
9781922449269
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Sinopsis

Australian Biographical Monographs, No. 8This is a lively new account of John Grey Gorton and his legacy.áWithin the constraints of a short biography, Paul Williams has effectively challenged some of the most common previous assessments of GortonâÇÖs political ideas and achievements.-- Professor Rodney Smith, Department of Government and International Relations, University of SydneyThis new monograph on Australian Prime Minister Sir John Gorton (1968-71) by Dr Paul Williams, Senior Lecturer in politics, journalism and public relations at Griffith UniversityâÇÖs School of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences, is more than just a snapshot of one of AustraliaâÇÖs more interesting, and at times, most difficult to understand prime ministers. Rather, Dr WilliamsâÇÖs considerable additional research provides a better understanding of the political context of GortonâÇÖs times. We come to appreciate the changing nature of Australian politics and society, including LaborâÇÖs resurgence and the fracturing of the Liberal PartyâÇÖs dominance, and how each of these affected GortonâÇÖs prime ministership and assessments of his performance. Dr Williams has published widely on voter behaviour and political leadership in Australian scholarly journals, and he is a frequent commentator on Australian federal and Queensland state politics in the news media.

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