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What were they thinking? : the politics of ideas in Australia / James Walter with Tod Moore.

What were they thinking? : the politics of ideas in Aus...

What were they thinking? : the politics of ideas in Australia / James Walter with Tod Moore.

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What were they thinking? : the politics of ideas in Australia / James Walter with Tod Moore.

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Full title

What were they thinking? : the politics of ideas in Australia / James Walter with Tod Moore.

Publisher

Sydney : University of New South Wales, 2010.

Record Identifier

74VKm087QKPd

MMS ID

991020715459702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

1 online resource (xii, 384 pages)

Content type

text

Media type

computer

Carrier type

online resource

Contents

pt. 1. The way we live now -- A seismic shift? -- pt. 2. Democracy by degrees -- 'Really responsible settlers' or 'most famous democrats'? -- Defining interests -- pt. 3. The 'new liberal' agenda -- A true Commonwealth? -- Parallel visions: the settlement in question? -- A civic order -- pt. 4. Reco...

Publication information

Publisher

Sydney : University of New South Wales, 2010.

Place of Publication

New South Wales

Date Published

2010.

Access and use

Access Conditions

Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

Ideas are at the heart of our politics. They are the means by which people are influenced and mobilised. Australian politics have been shaped by distinctive patterns of political thought from the colonial period to the Rudd government. But how have these patterns arisen? And what have been their effects on shaping what we think is politically possi...

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Full title

What were they thinking? : the politics of ideas in Australia / James Walter with Tod Moore.

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Notes

General note

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 354-373) and index.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in print.

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Primary Identifiers

Record Identifier

74VKm087QKPd

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKm087QKPd

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ISBN

9781742232485 (electronic book)

DDC

320.994

MMS ID

991020715459702626