Matters For Judgment: An Autobiography
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few figures in Australian political history have ignited as much controversy as Sir John Kerr, the Governor-General whose 1975 dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam sent shockwaves through the nation and redefined the boundaries of constitutional power. Matters for Judgment is Kerr's own unflinching account of his life and the decisions that made him one of the most polarising figures in the history of Australian democracy, presented here with a foreword by Lord Hailsham of St. Marylebone and an epilogue by Senator Eugene Forsey. Written with the measured authority of a man trained in law and tested by the highest office, Kerr chronicles his journey from his early years to the apex of Australian public life, offering a deeply personal justification of the actions that continue to fuel fierce debate. Beyond the constitutional crisis at its core, this memoir presents a rare, first-hand window into the mechanics of power, vice-regal duty, and the uneasy intersection of law and politics in a Westminster system. Kerr's prose is precise and deliberate, reflecting the judicial mind that shaped his career, yet it carries the unmistakable weight of a man acutely aware of his place in history. Whether one regards him as a guardian of the constitution or its most notorious transgressor, Matters for Judgment remains an indispensable — and irresistibly contentious — document of twentieth-century Australian political life.
Author: Sir John Kerr
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few figures in Australian political history have ignited as much controversy as Sir John Kerr, the Governor-General whose 1975 dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam sent shockwaves through the nation and redefined the boundaries of constitutional power. Matters for Judgment is Kerr's own unflinching account of his life and the decisions that made him one of the most polarising figures in the history of Australian democracy, presented here with a foreword by Lord Hailsham of St. Marylebone and an epilogue by Senator Eugene Forsey. Written with the measured authority of a man trained in law and tested by the highest office, Kerr chronicles his journey from his early years to the apex of Australian public life, offering a deeply personal justification of the actions that continue to fuel fierce debate. Beyond the constitutional crisis at its core, this memoir presents a rare, first-hand window into the mechanics of power, vice-regal duty, and the uneasy intersection of law and politics in a Westminster system. Kerr's prose is precise and deliberate, reflecting the judicial mind that shaped his career, yet it carries the unmistakable weight of a man acutely aware of his place in history. Whether one regards him as a guardian of the constitution or its most notorious transgressor, Matters for Judgment remains an indispensable — and irresistibly contentious — document of twentieth-century Australian political life.