Ants In The Honey

Ants In The Honey

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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.

Edition: First Edition

Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Some foxing on block, pages otherwise fine

Ants in the Honey presents Walter James's candid reflections on political life, personal conviction, and the cultural tensions of mid-20th-century Australia. James chronicles his journey from Labor Party insider to disillusioned outsider, offering a sharp critique of party politics and the compromises demanded by ideological conformity. He illustrates the clash between individual conscience and institutional loyalty with wit, clarity, and unflinching honesty. The narrative moves between political memoir and philosophical inquiry, grounding personal anecdotes in broader questions of justice, integrity, and national identity.

Author: Walter James
Format: Hardback
Published: 1972, THE HAWTHORN PRESS

Description

Edition: First Edition

Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Some foxing on block, pages otherwise fine

Ants in the Honey presents Walter James's candid reflections on political life, personal conviction, and the cultural tensions of mid-20th-century Australia. James chronicles his journey from Labor Party insider to disillusioned outsider, offering a sharp critique of party politics and the compromises demanded by ideological conformity. He illustrates the clash between individual conscience and institutional loyalty with wit, clarity, and unflinching honesty. The narrative moves between political memoir and philosophical inquiry, grounding personal anecdotes in broader questions of justice, integrity, and national identity.