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    What Were They Thinking: 150 Years of Political Thinking in Australia
    What Were They Thinking: 150 Years of Political Thinking in Australia
    What Were They Thinking: 150 Years of Political Thinking in Australia
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    What Were They Thinking: 150 Years of Political Thinking in Australia

    By James Walter

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    Challenging conventional ways of thinking about politics, this ambitious history of20th-century Australian political thought explains how several of the most well-established Australian political ideas, such as franchise and the welfare state, came to be. By examining the impact of these ideas and the ways they have inspired individuals and movements from before the first prime minister, Edmund Barton, all the way to current incumbent Kevin Rudd, this robust study makes what often seems arcane or abstract come to life.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIndependent Publishers Group
    Release dateDec 15, 2010
    ISBN9781742232485
    What Were They Thinking: 150 Years of Political Thinking in Australia

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