Political Lives: Australian prime ministers and their biographers by Chris Walla

Description: Political Lives by Chris Wallace Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Political Lives is an intimate history of image-making and image-breaking in national politics. Publisher Description ** Shortlisted, 2023 NSW Premiers History Awards, Australian History Prize **** Longlisted, 2023 Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award **** Longlisted, The 2023 Australian Political Book of the Year Award **** Longlisted, 2023 Walkley Book Awards **Political Lives is an intimate history of image-making and image-breaking in national politics.What was the story behind Bob Hawkes famed biography? Why does Paul Keating think biographies of serving politicians are like Polaroids of a busy life while John Howard considers them a big mistake? Where is the missing Menzies biography? Why are our early prime ministers largely absent from historical memory? Chris Wallace writes Australian political history anew through this account of prime ministers, their biographies and their biographers. Lively and astute, the book takes us into their motivations and relationships, some well-known and some hidden, and in doing so shows us Australian politics in a fresh light.For years there has been no shrewder or sharper commentator on Canberra politics than Chris Wallace. In this compelling, typically acute and unique study she contrives to illuminate all at once - and often as if for the first time - both the character of Australias prime ministers and the way Australian political history has been made. - Don WatsonOriginal, compelling and provocative. Every page offers fresh insights. Political Lives provides a genuinely new way of looking at Australian politics and political biography. Wallace has written a series of brilliant mini biographical essays on prime ministers and their biographers, exploring their backgrounds, relationships, motivations and political impact. The result is a biography of prime ministerial biography, the like of which we have not seen before. - Mark McKennaPoliticians log cabin stories have become such an important part of politics. But it has not always been so. Chris Wallace traces the intriguing role biography has played in framing our views of our leaders past and present, and examines how it has become such a potent force in the political contest. - Laura TingleChris Wallace, scholarjournalist, has written this superb and fascinating analysis of political biography since Federation. Everyone interested in political history will love it. It concludes with a vital oath all her colleagues should observe: "First do no harm unless its deserved and intentional". - Kim BeazleyWe meet both the political players and, as intriguing, the writers who put words around them. Its a fascinating prism, often revelatory, and a testament to the authors capacity to pair very particular scholarship with delightfully enlivening storytelling. - Jonathan Green, Sydney Morning Herald/The AgeA genuinely fresh perspective on our nations political history. - Samuel Bernard, The Weekend AustralianWallace has certainly produced a deep and satisfying examination of Australian prime ministers and their biographers. - Miriam Cosic, The Saturday Paper Author Biography Political historian Dr Chris Wallace is a professor at the Faculty of Business Government and Law, University of Canberra. Her previous book, How To Win An Election (NewSouth, 2020), drew important lessons for Labor from its shock 2019 election loss against the backdrop of the last half century of Australian federal elections. Wallace was formerly a longstanding member of the Canberra Press Gallery, and her political analysis and commentary currently appears in Nikkei Asia, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Saturday Paper and The Conversation. Twitter: @c_s_wallace Details ISBN 1742237495 ISBN-13 9781742237497 Title Political Lives Author Chris Wallace Format Paperback Year 2023 Pages 336 Publisher NewSouth Publishing GE_Item_ID:140089269; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. 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