LEADER 02805nam 2200445 450 001 9910817614403321 005 20230124200242.0 010 $a0-522-87648-X 035 $a(CKB)4100000011297254 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6376547 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011297254 100 $a20210318d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBecoming john curtin and james scullin $ethe making pf the modern labor party: 1876 - 1921 /$fLiam Byrne 210 1$aCarlton, Victoria :$cMelbourne University Press,$d[2020] 210 4$dİ2020 215 $a1 online resource (163 pages) $cillustrations 225 0 $aHistory 311 $a0-522-87647-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [174]-180) and index. 330 8 $aBefore becoming the prime ministers who led Australia in moments of extraordinary crisis and transformation, John Curtin and James Scullin were two young working-class men who dreamt of changing their country for the better. Becoming John Curtin and James Scullin tells the tale of their intertwined early lives as both men became labour intellectuals and powerbrokers at the beginning of the twentieth century. It reveals the underappreciated role each man played in the events that defined the modern Australian Labor Party - its first experience of national government, the turmoil of war, the great conscription clash and party split of 1916, and the heated debates over the party's socialist objective. Becoming John Curtin and James Scullin shows how they became the leaders that history knows best by painting a portrait of two young men struggling to establish their identities and find their place in the world. It tells of their great friendships, loves and passions, and reminds us that these were real men, with real weaknesses, desires and dreams. It explains how their early political careers set the scene for their later prime ministerships as they honed the techniques of power that led them to the summit of Australian politics. This is the story of two young men striving to better the world they had inherited, a story of optimism and hope with enduring relevance for today's troubled politics. 606 $aPolitical science$zAustralia$xHistory 606 $aPoliticians$zAustralia$vBiography 606 $aPrime ministers$zAustralia$vBiography 615 0$aPolitical science$xHistory. 615 0$aPoliticians 615 0$aPrime ministers 676 $a994.0420922 700 $aByrne$b Liam$01714541 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817614403321 996 $aBecoming john curtin and james scullin$94108461 997 $aUNINA