Robert Menzies: A Life: Volume 1: 1894?1943 (Australian Lives) (Paperback)

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'Martin has created a sympathetic and sensitive picture of Menzies within a well written analysis of the national political and international wartime context.' -- Lyn Gorman, Australian Library Review

'Martin has produced an elegant and very readable book that has added depth to the rather sparse literature on Menzies.' -- David Day, Australian

'Martin's biography is an erudite account, stylishly written and with some warm personal insights.' -- John Howard, Sydney Morning Herald

'Martin's first volume of Menzies is a genuinely fine book - elegant, absorbing, timely, fair-minded and scrupulous.' -- Robert Manne, Quadrant

Product Description

Admired and reviled, for more than thirty years Robert 'Ming' Menzies stood at the centre of power in Australia. His concerns and political style influenced two generations; from the beginning of his long political career he grew to dominate the practice and language of Australian politics. The first of two volumes, this book documents the early years of the brilliant lawyer who came to be known as 'Pig-Iron Bob' and who was to create the Liberal Party from the ashes of the UAP, becoming a towering figure in post-war Australia.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Melbourne University Publishing; 2nd edition (April 28, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0522847110
• ISBN-13: 978-0522847116
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,349,147 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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