The Menzies Watershed: liberalism, anti-communism, continuities : 1943-1954

"How did Menzies lead the newly formed Liberal Party of Australia? The eleven years that passed between the 1943 and the 1954 elections were arguably some of the most pivotal in Australian history. This was a period of intense political, policy and strategic transition, which saw a popular Labo...

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Weitere Verfasser: Gorman, Zachary (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Carlton, Victoria, Australia Melbourne University Press 2023
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Zusammenfassung:"How did Menzies lead the newly formed Liberal Party of Australia? The eleven years that passed between the 1943 and the 1954 elections were arguably some of the most pivotal in Australian history. This was a period of intense political, policy and strategic transition, which saw a popular Labor Government and its state-led vision for post-war reconstruction toppled by Robert Menzies and his newly formed political machine, the Liberal Party of Australia. Meanwhile, a backdrop of rising Cold War tensions came to dominate domestic and international policymaking, ushering in a divisive communist party ban, the ANZUS treaty, the Colombo Plan, and Australia's own agency of international espionage, ASIS. But what was the difference in practical terms between Menzies and his predecessors? What role was the state to play under a centre-right government, and would Menzies be able to live up to the liberal ideals with which he had won over the Australian public? All these issues are explored in the second of a four-volume history of Menzies and his world, based on conferences convened by the Robert Menzies Institute at the University of Melbourne."
Beschreibung:xviii, 270 Seiten 25 cm
ISBN:9780522880205

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