Grand Ambition
Paul Keating's global vision for Australia
$46.80
- Hardcover
400 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2026
Summary
Written with never-before-seen documents from Paul Keating’s archive, and drawing on long conversations and interviews with him over many years, this book explores the ambitions for Australia and its place in the world that guided Keating: arguably the last Prime Minister with a compelling long-term vision for the country.
As Australia stands on the edge of the greatest reappraisal of its strategic circumstances, what is the relevance of Paul Keating’s vision for Aust…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781761425233 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1761425234 |
| Author: | James Curran |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Australia |
| Imprint: | Scribner Australia |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm |
About The Author
James Curran
James Curran is Professor of Modern History at the University of Sydney, specializing in political and foreign relations history. He is also a foreign affairs columnist at the Australian Financial Review, where he served as International Editor from 2023–2025. In 2025, Curran delivered one of the ABC’s Boyer Lectures on Australia’s current strategic dilemma.
Prior to joining Sydney University, James served in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, the Department of Defence, and at the Office of National Assessments. In 2013, he was Chair of Australian History at University College Dublin and in 2010 was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship at Georgetown University.
Curran is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of International Affairs.
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