The Opportunist
John Howard and the Triumph of Reaction: Quarterly Essay 3
$28.00
- Paperback
112 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2001
Summary
In the third Quarterly Essay, Guy Rundle grapples with John Howard, the prime minister who, on the eve of an election, seems to have turned around his political fortunes by spurning refugees and writing blank cheques for America’s War on Terror.
This is a brilliant account of John Howard’s dominant ideas, his concerted ‘dreaming’ with its emphasis on unity and national identity that reveals him to be the most reactionary PM we have ever had, the only political leader who would allow i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781863953948 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1863953949 |
| Author: | Guy Rundle |
| Publisher: | Black Inc. |
| Imprint: | Quarterly Essay |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2001 |
| Weight: | 192g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 168mm x 9mm |
| Series: | Quarterly Essay |
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About The Author
Guy Rundle
Guy Rundle is currently Crikey’s global correspondent-at-large. Born in Melbourne, he was a co-founding editor of Arena Magazine and has worked with Arena publishing group for twenty years. A frequent contributor to The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, Spiked and many other publications, his books include The Opportunist- John Howard and the Triumph of Reaction and half of The Happy Phrase (with Shane Moloney). He has written for and produced a wide variety of TV programs, and co-devised Comedy Inc, Shark Bay and worse. He has written three hit stage shows with and for Max Gilles, with a fourth, Godzone, to premiere in 2009. At the time of writing he lives in New York.
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