Dismissal Of A Premier: (The Philip Game Papers)
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
One of the most dramatic and constitutionally explosive moments in Australian political history unfolded on 13 May 1932, when New South Wales Governor Sir Philip Game dismissed Premier Jack Lang — an act that sent shockwaves through the corridors of power and ignited a debate about the limits of vice-regal authority that continues to resonate. Dismissal of a Premier: The Philip Game Papers draws directly on the private correspondence and official papers of Sir Philip Game himself, presenting an intimate, first-hand account of the crisis that brought down Australia's most defiant Depression-era premier. Bethia Foott chronicles the mounting tensions between Lang's radical Labor government and the conservative establishment, illuminating the personalities, pressures, and constitutional principles that collided in a moment of irreversible consequence. The narrative captures the charged atmosphere of 1930s Australia — an era of economic desperation, class conflict, and political brinkmanship — with precision and authority. Foott's scholarship is distinguished by its scrupulous attention to primary source material, giving Dismissal of a Premier a documentary weight that sets it apart from more polemical treatments of the Lang dismissal. Her prose is measured and analytical, yet never dry, weaving archival evidence into a compellingly human story of duty, defiance, and democratic fragility. The Philip Game Papers offer readers a rare window into the private mind of a Governor navigating an impossible situation, and Foott's judicious editing and commentary ensures their full historical significance is brought to light. For anyone seeking to understand the fault lines of Australian democracy, this volume poses a question that history has never fully resolved: where does legitimate authority end, and where does constitutional crisis begin?
Author: Bethia Foott
Format: Hardback
Published: 1968, Morgan Publications
Genre: Australian history
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
One of the most dramatic and constitutionally explosive moments in Australian political history unfolded on 13 May 1932, when New South Wales Governor Sir Philip Game dismissed Premier Jack Lang — an act that sent shockwaves through the corridors of power and ignited a debate about the limits of vice-regal authority that continues to resonate. Dismissal of a Premier: The Philip Game Papers draws directly on the private correspondence and official papers of Sir Philip Game himself, presenting an intimate, first-hand account of the crisis that brought down Australia's most defiant Depression-era premier. Bethia Foott chronicles the mounting tensions between Lang's radical Labor government and the conservative establishment, illuminating the personalities, pressures, and constitutional principles that collided in a moment of irreversible consequence. The narrative captures the charged atmosphere of 1930s Australia — an era of economic desperation, class conflict, and political brinkmanship — with precision and authority. Foott's scholarship is distinguished by its scrupulous attention to primary source material, giving Dismissal of a Premier a documentary weight that sets it apart from more polemical treatments of the Lang dismissal. Her prose is measured and analytical, yet never dry, weaving archival evidence into a compellingly human story of duty, defiance, and democratic fragility. The Philip Game Papers offer readers a rare window into the private mind of a Governor navigating an impossible situation, and Foott's judicious editing and commentary ensures their full historical significance is brought to light. For anyone seeking to understand the fault lines of Australian democracy, this volume poses a question that history has never fully resolved: where does legitimate authority end, and where does constitutional crisis begin?