LEADER 02736nam 2200481 450 001 9910826738503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-522-86875-4 035 $a(CKB)4100000007990543 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5751751 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5751751 035 $a(OCoLC)1097979489 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007990543 100 $a20190509d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe pivot of power $eAustralian prime ministers and political leadership, 1949-2016 /$fPaul Strangio, Paul 't Hart & James Walter 210 1$aCarlton, Victoria :$cThe Miegunyah Press,$d[2017] 210 4$d2017 215 $a1 online resource (vi, 376 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) $cillustrations 225 1 $aMiegunyah Press series ;$v175 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $aThe prime ministership remains the main prize in Australian politics, but it is a precarious one. Leadership turnover in recent years has seen more prime ministers rise and fall than at any time since the decade after federation. What explains this volatility? The Pivot of Power is the second volume in a unique blend of collective biography and institutional history that shows the skills, limitations and passions of incumbents are only part of the story. The ways in which prime ministers thrive and fail are influenced by the resources at their command, the evolving nature of the parties they lead, the daunting public expectations they face under a relentless media gaze, and the challenges that history throws at them. Recent changes in these areas have had a destabilising effect and made the role of prime minister more onerous than ever. After decades of strong national leadership, the office has rarely seemed quite so confounding as it does for its contemporary holders. The Pivot of Power explains how this has come about. And its rich account of prime-ministerial fortune since the mid-twentieth century yields historical lessons for overcoming the current malaise. 410 0$aMiegunyah Press series ;$v175. 606 $aPrime ministers$zAustralia$xHistory 606 $aPoliticians$zAustralia$xHistory 607 $aAustralia$xPolitics and government 615 0$aPrime ministers$xHistory. 615 0$aPoliticians$xHistory. 676 $a324.294070922 700 $aStrangio$b Paul$01593141 702 $aHart$b Paul 't 702 $aWalter$b James$f1949- 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910826738503321 996 $aThe pivot of power$93954261 997 $aUNINA