03014nam 2200589 a 450 991045883820332120200520144314.01-74223-248-5(CKB)2670000000033134(EBL)661082(OCoLC)649915970(SSID)ssj0000431020(PQKBManifestationID)11294666(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000431020(PQKBWorkID)10456541(PQKB)11614229(MiAaPQ)EBC661082(MiAaPQ)EBC555740(Au-PeEL)EBL661082(CaPaEBR)ebr10400696(Au-PeEL)EBL555740(OCoLC)652654270(EXLCZ)99267000000003313420100526d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWhat were they thinking?[electronic resource] the politics of ideas in Australia /James Walter with Tod MooreSydney University of New South Wales20101 online resource (490 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-86840-971-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 354-373) and index.Cover; About the author; Title; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: The way we live now; 1: A seismic shift?; Part II: Democracy by degrees; 2: 'Really respectable settlers' or 'most furious democrats'?; 3: Defining interests; Part III: The 'new liberal' agenda; 4: A true Commonwealth?; 5: Parallel visions: the settlement in question?; 6: A civic order; Part IV: Reconstructions: policies for prosperity; 7: Building the 'modern' nation; 8: Unintended consequences; Part V: The American songbook; 9: Life is not meant to be easy; 10: A veto on politicsPart VI: Reconsiderations: the way we live now, reprise11: Conclusion: political reasoning and political action; Guide to sources; NotesChallenging conventional ways of thinking about politics, this ambitious history of 20th-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.Political scienceAustraliaHistoryAustraliaPolitics and governrmentHistoryElectronic books.Political scienceHistory.320.9/94Walter James1949-1036588Moore Tod1036589MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458838203321What were they thinking2457009UNINA