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The longest decade / George Megalogenis.

Title
The longest decade / George Megalogenis.
Author
Megalogenis, George.
Publication
Carlton North, Vic. : Scribe Publications, 2008.

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Description
410 p.; 21 cm
Summary
"Paul Keating and John Howard altered the nation's body-clock. Between them, they dominated 30 years of power, as both treasurers and prime ministers. Typically, they have been seen as only antagonists with competeing visions of Australia and its place in the world"--Provided by publisher.
Subject
  • Howard, John, 1939-
  • Keating, Paul, 1944-
  • Australian Labor Party
  • Geschichte 1990-2007
  • Liberalism > Australia
  • Australians > Attitudes
  • Australia > Politics and government
Genre/Form
Mystery fiction
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
  • Machine generated contents note: Ch. 1 'De-spiving Australia' -- Snapshot 1 'You're terrible, Muriel' -- Ch. 2 Placido Domingo versus Fangio -- Snapshot 2 Jumping the Picket Fence -- Ch. 3 King Jeff -- Snapshot 3 Keating as Book Critic -- Ch. 4 Keating as de facto Opposition Leader -- Snapshot 4 Super Pensioners -- Ch. 5 Cut Down by Women, and Tax -- Snapshot 5 The Beatles versus Gladiator -- Ch. 6 'Rednecks with Blue Collars' -- Snapshot 6 The Long Decade -- Ch. 7 All the Way with Jakarta -- Snapshot 7 The Most Popular Nation on Earth -- Ch. 8 The Search for a Contest -- Snapshot 8 The Waugh Years -- Ch. 9 More Bypasses than Lazarus -- Snapshot 9 Castlenomics -- Ch. 10 The End of the Beginning -- Snapshot 10 Envy Lines -- Ch. 11 Guns and Budgets -- Snapshot 11 'Please Explain' -- Ch. 12 Unmaking the Keating Society -- Snapshot 12 Hip Pockets and Hypocrites -- Ch. 13 The 'Government Salvation Tax' -- Snapshot 13 Turning Khaki -- Ch. 14 Howard as Warrior
  • Note continued: Snapshot 14 Yes, in My Backyard -- Ch. 15 A War Without Casualties -- Snapshot 15 The Rise of the McMansion -- Ch. 16 A Quarry with a View -- Snapshot 16 Monopoly Money -- Ch. 17 The Longest Closure -- Snapshot 17 Blowback -- Ch. 18 Revenge of the Working Family -- App.Keating on Howard/Howard on Keating.
ISBN
9781921215940 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2008371603
OCLC
  • 232536913
  • SCSB-12327366
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library