Labor And The Constitution 1972 - 1975: Essays And Commentaries On The Constitutional Controversies Of The Whitlam Years In Australian Government
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Few periods in Australian political history have proven as turbulent or constitutionally consequential as the Whitlam years, and this landmark anthology captures that era in forensic detail. Labor and the Constitution 1972–1975 presents a rigorous collection of essays and commentaries that dissect the constitutional controversies that defined — and ultimately destroyed — the Whitlam Labor Government, from its ambitious reform agenda to its dramatic dismissal in November 1975. Edited by prominent legal scholar and future Foreign Minister Gareth Evans, this volume brings together leading constitutional lawyers, political scientists, and public intellectuals to interrogate the fault lines between parliamentary democracy and constitutional convention in Australia. The contributions illuminate how the Whitlam era exposed deep structural tensions within the Australian system of government, tensions that remain unresolved to this day. For anyone seeking to understand the constitutional soul of modern Australia, this collection is an indispensable starting point.
Author: Gareth Evans
Format: Paperback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Few periods in Australian political history have proven as turbulent or constitutionally consequential as the Whitlam years, and this landmark anthology captures that era in forensic detail. Labor and the Constitution 1972–1975 presents a rigorous collection of essays and commentaries that dissect the constitutional controversies that defined — and ultimately destroyed — the Whitlam Labor Government, from its ambitious reform agenda to its dramatic dismissal in November 1975. Edited by prominent legal scholar and future Foreign Minister Gareth Evans, this volume brings together leading constitutional lawyers, political scientists, and public intellectuals to interrogate the fault lines between parliamentary democracy and constitutional convention in Australia. The contributions illuminate how the Whitlam era exposed deep structural tensions within the Australian system of government, tensions that remain unresolved to this day. For anyone seeking to understand the constitutional soul of modern Australia, this collection is an indispensable starting point.