The Menzies Ascendency
Fortune, Stability, Progress 1954-1961
$48.00
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
3 December 2024
Summary
Menzies’ impact on Australian policy revolution
Was Menzies’s unprecedented electoral success merely a matter of luck, or did he make fortune bend to his will? On 30 November 1954, Robert Menzies became Australia’s longest serving prime minister. Between the closely fought 1954 and 1961 elections, the Coalition enjoyed a political dominance that allowed it to reshape the nation.
The period saw the creation of the Reserve Bank of Australia, the signing of the landmark Commerce …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522881066 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522881068 |
| Author: | Zachary Gorman |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 3 December 2024 |
| Weight: | 642g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 241mm x 162mm |
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About The Author
Zachary Gorman
Dr. Zachary Gorman is the academic coordinator at the Robert Menzies Institute. A professional historian, Gorman has worked as a researcher and academic since 2013, including several years at the University of Wollongong, where he received his PhD. He has written two books, Sir Joseph Carruthers- Founder of the New South Wales Liberal Party and Summoning Magna Carta- Freedom’s Symbol Over a Millennium, and edited and annotated the 250th anniversary edition of Captain James Cook, R.N.- 150 Years After. He has been published in a wide range of academic journals.
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