Daniel Mannix: The Quality Of Leadership
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Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Few figures in Australian public life commanded as much reverence — and controversy — as Archbishop Daniel Mannix, and B. A. Santamaria's Daniel Mannix: The Quality of Leadership presents a compelling portrait of a man whose influence extended far beyond the walls of the Catholic Church. Santamaria chronicles the remarkable life of Mannix, from his origins in Ireland to his decades-long tenure as Archbishop of Melbourne, during which he became a towering and often polarising force in Australian politics, education, and social affairs. The book illuminates the Archbishop's fierce opposition to conscription during World War I, his unyielding stand against communism, and his profound impact on the Australian Labor movement, painting a picture of a leader of singular conviction and intellectual courage. Santamaria, himself one of the most significant Catholic lay figures in twentieth-century Australia and a close associate of Mannix, writes with an insider's authority and a biographer's disciplined rigour, offering not merely a life story but a meditation on the very nature of moral and spiritual leadership. The prose is incisive and deeply respectful without descending into hagiography, situating Mannix within the broader currents of Australian nationalism, Irish Catholic identity, and Cold War-era ideological battles. For anyone seeking to understand the forces that shaped modern Australia, this biography of a man who led with absolute certainty in an age of uncertainty is utterly indispensable.
Author: B. A. Santamaria
Format: Hardback
Published: 1985, Melbourne University Press
Genre: Biography
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Few figures in Australian public life commanded as much reverence — and controversy — as Archbishop Daniel Mannix, and B. A. Santamaria's Daniel Mannix: The Quality of Leadership presents a compelling portrait of a man whose influence extended far beyond the walls of the Catholic Church. Santamaria chronicles the remarkable life of Mannix, from his origins in Ireland to his decades-long tenure as Archbishop of Melbourne, during which he became a towering and often polarising force in Australian politics, education, and social affairs. The book illuminates the Archbishop's fierce opposition to conscription during World War I, his unyielding stand against communism, and his profound impact on the Australian Labor movement, painting a picture of a leader of singular conviction and intellectual courage. Santamaria, himself one of the most significant Catholic lay figures in twentieth-century Australia and a close associate of Mannix, writes with an insider's authority and a biographer's disciplined rigour, offering not merely a life story but a meditation on the very nature of moral and spiritual leadership. The prose is incisive and deeply respectful without descending into hagiography, situating Mannix within the broader currents of Australian nationalism, Irish Catholic identity, and Cold War-era ideological battles. For anyone seeking to understand the forces that shaped modern Australia, this biography of a man who led with absolute certainty in an age of uncertainty is utterly indispensable.