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Autore |
Dickenson Jacqueline |
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Titolo |
Trust me : Australians and their politicians / / Jackie Dickenson |
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Sydney, New South Wales : , : UNSW Press, , 2013 |
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©2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-74224-154-9 |
1-74224-651-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (320 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Politicians - Australia |
Electronic books. |
Australia Politics and government |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Politics becomes a profession; 2. A sacred trust; 3. Broken promises; 4. The great salary grab; 5. The good local Member (then); 6. A political birth right; 7. Pensions and pay rises; 8. Fear of the monster; 9. People power; 10. Betrayal; 11. Women will make it better; 12. Managing trust; 13. Blaming the media; 14. The good local Member (now); 15. Trust now; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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It's not news that Australians don't really trust their politicians and the relationship between politicians and the people who elect them is certainly not warm and cuddly. But as this lively book shows, the 'crisis of trust' has a long history. The path from mutton chop-whiskered colonial politicians to 'Honest Johnnie' and 'Juliar' is a rich and colourful one. From the 1850s to the 2013 election, Jackie Dickenson traces the ways in which this animosity has changed or hasn't. While we're always being told that cynicism about politics is on the rise, she argues that having blind trust isn't a |
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