{"product_id":"2026200014081-secondhand-daniel-mannix-the-quality-of-leadership","title":"Daniel Mannix: The Quality Of Leadership","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: FEP missing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew figures in Australian public life provoked as much admiration, controversy, and enduring fascination as Archbishop Daniel Mannix — Irish-born, iron-willed, and utterly uncompromising in his convictions. Daniel Mannix: The Quality of Leadership chronicles the life of one of the most commanding Catholic prelates of the twentieth century, tracing his extraordinary journey from County Cork to Melbourne, where he wielded immense moral and political influence for over six decades. Written by B. A. Santamaria — himself one of Australia's most prominent Catholic intellectuals and a man who knew Mannix personally — this biography presents an intimate yet rigorous portrait of a leader whose battles over conscription, Irish independence, and the threat of communism shaped the very contours of Australian social and political life.\n\nSantamaria's prose is authoritative and deeply engaged, arguing with conviction that Mannix's legacy transcends ecclesiastical history and speaks directly to timeless questions of conscience, courage, and institutional power. Published by Melbourne University Press in 1984, this work stands as both a scholarly tribute and a personal reckoning, illuminating how one man's unshakeable sense of moral purpose could move a nation. Readers drawn to the intersection of faith, politics, and character will find in Mannix's story a figure whose shadow still stretches long across the Australian Catholic experience — and whose leadership raises questions that remain stubbornly relevant today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49160996159707,"sku":"2026200014081-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/87c3a2eb-19f8-41e6-8bf9-fd2d872c99dc.png?v=1787188686","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200014081-secondhand-daniel-mannix-the-quality-of-leadership","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}