Sir Joseph Ward : a political biography / / Michael Bassett

• Autore: Bassett Michael <1938->
• Pubblicazione: Auckland, New Zealand : , : Auckland University Press, , [2013]; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (343 p.)
• Disciplina: 993.031092
• Soggetto topico: Prime ministers; Political science
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Chapter Ten; Chapter Eleven; Chapter Twelve; Chapter Thirteen; Chapter Fourteen; Chapter Fifteen; Chapter Sixteen; Chapter Seventeen; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: <DIV></DIV>Sir Joseph Ward (1856-1930) was the leading political figure during the forty-year life of the Liberal Party in New Zealand. He was a member of Ballance's first Cabinet, twice Prime Minister (1906-12 and 1928-30), and was still a Cabinet Minister at the time of his death. This lively biography is the story of an ambitious first-generation New Zealander of Irish Catholic parents who spent more than half a century in local and central government politics, influencing the directions taken in many areas of New Zealand life. It contains much new material about Ward's private business dea
• Titolo autorizzato: Sir Joseph Ward
• ISBN: 1-77558-616-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790854003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II