Neither Power nor Glory
100 Years of Political Labor in Victoria, 1856-1956
$65.15
- Paperback
392 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2012
Summary
When Frank Hardy published Power Without Glory, his notorious novel about corruption and venality in the Victorian Labor Party, it quickly came to be seen as a true account of the party. Until now, there has been no authoritative chronicle of the struggles of political Labor in Victoria, from its origins in the mid-nineteenth century through to the calamitous split of the 1950s.
By conventional measures these were fallow years. Ensnared by the colony’s powerful liberal protec…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522861822 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522861822 |
| Author: | Paul Strangio |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 392 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2012 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 34mm x 181mm x 234mm |
Paul Strangio
Paul Strangio is Associate Professor of Politics in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University. A political historian and biographer, he has written extensively about political leadership and political parties in Australia. One of his recent books is Neither Power Nor Glory- 100 Years of Political Labor in Victoria, 1856-1956 (2012). Paul has also been a long-time commentator on Australian politics in the print and electronic media.
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