Ordinary People's Politics: Australians Talk About Life, Politics and the Future of Their Country
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Author: Judith Brett
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 0
This book, the result of many years of research and interviews, reveals for the first time what ordinary Australians think about politics and politicians and what they consider are the key issues facing Australia today. This unique series of snapshots of Australian political culture takes us from the Depression through the post war boom, the economic changes of the 1980s to the early 2000s and the war on terror. Based on interviews done in the 1950s, the 1980s and the early 2000s, twenty-two ordinary Australians talk about politics and its place in their lives. The portraits are sharply etched to read like well-crafted political short stories.Many questions are answered: How do they imagine the Australian nation and whom do they see as the most needy Australians? How have their lives been affected by government? How important were their parents in shaping their views? What has been the role of later experiences - of war, of migration, of political activism, of work and family life? "Ordinary people" and "ordinary Australians" have become standbys of contemporary political journalism often in stories in which "the elites" have lost touch with the experience of the rest of the population. As an example: Paul Kelly writing about John Howard in 2004 after his fourth election victory claimed that he "doesn't have to imagine what ordinary Australians think - he has just to decide what he thinks because they are virtually the same."
Author: Judith Brett
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 0
This book, the result of many years of research and interviews, reveals for the first time what ordinary Australians think about politics and politicians and what they consider are the key issues facing Australia today. This unique series of snapshots of Australian political culture takes us from the Depression through the post war boom, the economic changes of the 1980s to the early 2000s and the war on terror. Based on interviews done in the 1950s, the 1980s and the early 2000s, twenty-two ordinary Australians talk about politics and its place in their lives. The portraits are sharply etched to read like well-crafted political short stories.Many questions are answered: How do they imagine the Australian nation and whom do they see as the most needy Australians? How have their lives been affected by government? How important were their parents in shaping their views? What has been the role of later experiences - of war, of migration, of political activism, of work and family life? "Ordinary people" and "ordinary Australians" have become standbys of contemporary political journalism often in stories in which "the elites" have lost touch with the experience of the rest of the population. As an example: Paul Kelly writing about John Howard in 2004 after his fourth election victory claimed that he "doesn't have to imagine what ordinary Australians think - he has just to decide what he thinks because they are virtually the same."
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Judith Brett
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 0
This book, the result of many years of research and interviews, reveals for the first time what ordinary Australians think about politics and politicians and what they consider are the key issues facing Australia today. This unique series of snapshots of Australian political culture takes us from the Depression through the post war boom, the economic changes of the 1980s to the early 2000s and the war on terror. Based on interviews done in the 1950s, the 1980s and the early 2000s, twenty-two ordinary Australians talk about politics and its place in their lives. The portraits are sharply etched to read like well-crafted political short stories.Many questions are answered: How do they imagine the Australian nation and whom do they see as the most needy Australians? How have their lives been affected by government? How important were their parents in shaping their views? What has been the role of later experiences - of war, of migration, of political activism, of work and family life? "Ordinary people" and "ordinary Australians" have become standbys of contemporary political journalism often in stories in which "the elites" have lost touch with the experience of the rest of the population. As an example: Paul Kelly writing about John Howard in 2004 after his fourth election victory claimed that he "doesn't have to imagine what ordinary Australians think - he has just to decide what he thinks because they are virtually the same."
Author: Judith Brett
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 0
This book, the result of many years of research and interviews, reveals for the first time what ordinary Australians think about politics and politicians and what they consider are the key issues facing Australia today. This unique series of snapshots of Australian political culture takes us from the Depression through the post war boom, the economic changes of the 1980s to the early 2000s and the war on terror. Based on interviews done in the 1950s, the 1980s and the early 2000s, twenty-two ordinary Australians talk about politics and its place in their lives. The portraits are sharply etched to read like well-crafted political short stories.Many questions are answered: How do they imagine the Australian nation and whom do they see as the most needy Australians? How have their lives been affected by government? How important were their parents in shaping their views? What has been the role of later experiences - of war, of migration, of political activism, of work and family life? "Ordinary people" and "ordinary Australians" have become standbys of contemporary political journalism often in stories in which "the elites" have lost touch with the experience of the rest of the population. As an example: Paul Kelly writing about John Howard in 2004 after his fourth election victory claimed that he "doesn't have to imagine what ordinary Australians think - he has just to decide what he thinks because they are virtually the same."
Ordinary People's Politics: Australians Talk About Life, Politics and the Future of Their Country
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