The Government and the People 1939-1941 + The Government and the People 1942–1945 (Two-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Paul Hasluck
Binding: Hardback
Published: Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 1956
Condition:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Cloth in good condition. DJs have general wear and tears. Name on FEP and book block.
The two-volume set Australia in the War of 1939–1945. Series 4 – Civil, authored by Paul Hasluck, offers a sweeping and deeply analytical account of Australia's domestic political and social landscape during World War II. Volume I (1956, 2nd imp.), The Government and the People, 1939–1941, traces the evolution of Australian defence and foreign policy from the interwar years through the early stages of WWII, culminating in Japan’s entry into the conflict. It explores the ideological divisions among political parties, the challenges of mobilising manpower and resources, and the tensions between civil liberties and wartime exigencies. Hasluck examines the machinery of government and the administrative innovations that emerged under pressure, while also capturing the shifting public sentiment and social transformations that accompanied the war effort. Volume II (1970, 1st), The Government and the People, 1942–1945, continues the narrative through the most perilous years of the war, when Australia faced direct threats from Japan and underwent a dramatic intensification of its military and industrial mobilisation. This volume centres on Prime Minister John Curtin’s leadership, the strategic complexities of Australia’s alliance with the United States, and the nation’s struggle to assert its interests within a global conflict dominated by larger powers. It also delves into domestic challenges—political strife, labor unrest, civil defence, and the psychological toll of war on the population.
Author: Paul Hasluck
Binding: Hardback
Published: Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 1956
Condition:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Cloth in good condition. DJs have general wear and tears. Name on FEP and book block.
The two-volume set Australia in the War of 1939–1945. Series 4 – Civil, authored by Paul Hasluck, offers a sweeping and deeply analytical account of Australia's domestic political and social landscape during World War II. Volume I (1956, 2nd imp.), The Government and the People, 1939–1941, traces the evolution of Australian defence and foreign policy from the interwar years through the early stages of WWII, culminating in Japan’s entry into the conflict. It explores the ideological divisions among political parties, the challenges of mobilising manpower and resources, and the tensions between civil liberties and wartime exigencies. Hasluck examines the machinery of government and the administrative innovations that emerged under pressure, while also capturing the shifting public sentiment and social transformations that accompanied the war effort. Volume II (1970, 1st), The Government and the People, 1942–1945, continues the narrative through the most perilous years of the war, when Australia faced direct threats from Japan and underwent a dramatic intensification of its military and industrial mobilisation. This volume centres on Prime Minister John Curtin’s leadership, the strategic complexities of Australia’s alliance with the United States, and the nation’s struggle to assert its interests within a global conflict dominated by larger powers. It also delves into domestic challenges—political strife, labor unrest, civil defence, and the psychological toll of war on the population.