The Hawke Ascendancy: A Definitive Account Of Its Origins And Climax, 1975-1983
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
In the turbulent theatre of Australian politics, few rises to power have been as dramatic, calculated, or consequential as that of Bob Hawke — and Paul Kelly's The Hawke Ascendancy presents the definitive chronicle of that extraordinary journey. Spanning the critical years from 1975 to 1983, the book meticulously reconstructs the political landscape of Australia, tracing the origins of Hawke's ambition through the corridors of the labour movement and into the highest levels of government, detailing the alliances forged, the rivals outmanoeuvred, and the historic moment Labor swept back into power. Kelly, one of Australia's most respected political journalists, writes with the precision of an insider and the authority of a seasoned historian, drawing on extensive research and firsthand accounts to illuminate the forces that shaped a generation of Australian politics. The Hawke Ascendancy is not merely a biography of one man but a penetrating study of power itself — how it is accumulated, contested, and ultimately seized — leaving the reader to wonder what it truly costs a nation to be transformed by a single, irresistible personality.
Author: Paul Kelly
Format: Hardback
Published: 1984, Angus & Robertson Publishers
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
In the turbulent theatre of Australian politics, few rises to power have been as dramatic, calculated, or consequential as that of Bob Hawke — and Paul Kelly's The Hawke Ascendancy presents the definitive chronicle of that extraordinary journey. Spanning the critical years from 1975 to 1983, the book meticulously reconstructs the political landscape of Australia, tracing the origins of Hawke's ambition through the corridors of the labour movement and into the highest levels of government, detailing the alliances forged, the rivals outmanoeuvred, and the historic moment Labor swept back into power. Kelly, one of Australia's most respected political journalists, writes with the precision of an insider and the authority of a seasoned historian, drawing on extensive research and firsthand accounts to illuminate the forces that shaped a generation of Australian politics. The Hawke Ascendancy is not merely a biography of one man but a penetrating study of power itself — how it is accumulated, contested, and ultimately seized — leaving the reader to wonder what it truly costs a nation to be transformed by a single, irresistible personality.