| Gough Whitlam Contributor(s): Hocking, Jenny (Author) |
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ISBN: 0522867693 ISBN-13: 9780522867695 Publisher: Melbourne University OUR PRICE: $31.34 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2024 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Australia & New Zealand - General - Biography & Autobiography | Political |
| Dewey: 994.062 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.8" W x 9" (2.11 lbs) 652 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Australian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Gough Whitlam, Australia's 21st prime minister, swept to power in December 1972, ending 23 years of conservative rule. In barely three years, Whitlam's dramatic reform agenda would transform Australia. It was an ascendancy bitterly resented by some, never accepted by others, and ended with dismissal by the Governor-General, an outcome that polarized debate and left many believing the full story had not been told. In this much-anticipated second volume of her biography of Gough Whitlam, Jenny Hocking has used previously unearthed archival material and extensive interviews with Gough Whitlam, his family, colleagues, and foes, to bring the key players in these dramatic events to life. |