The luck of politics : true tales of disaster and outrageous fortune / / Andrew Leigh |
Autore | Leigh Andrew <1972-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia : , : Black Inc., , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (277 p.) |
Disciplina | 324.0994 |
Soggetto topico | Politicians - Australia |
ISBN | 1-925203-39-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; 1 Why Politics is More Like Poker than Chess; 2 What is Luck?; 3 Political Parents, Sliding Doors and the Daughter Effect - The Luck of Preselection; 4 Donkey Voting, Beauty and Unusual Names - How Luck Affects Individual Candidates; 5 Weather, Sharks and the World Economy - How Luck Affects Political Parties; 6 Heart Attacks, Close Votes and the Share Market - The Luck of Leaders; 7 Climate, Baby Bonus and Recession - How Luck Affects What Government Does; 8 Gaffes, Leaks and Superficiality - Luck and the Media
9 Pundits, Pollsters and Punters - What Luck Means for Forecasting10 Generosity, Failing Fast and Hyperpartisanship - What are the Lessons from Luck?; 11 What If?; Acknowledgements; Endnotes; Index; Back Cover |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808165403321 |
Leigh Andrew <1972-> | ||
Collingwood, Victoria, Australia : , : Black Inc., , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Menzies at war / / Anne Henderson |
Autore | Henderson Anne <1949-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sydney, New South Wales : , : NewSouth, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
Disciplina | 994.04092 |
Soggetto topico |
Politicians - Australia
Prime ministers - Australia |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-74224-698-2
1-74224-179-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Foreword; Introduction: The Menzies History Wars; 1. Nadir; 2. The Clan and its Legacy; 3. Last Days of Appeasement; 4. Collective Insecurity; 5. War on all Fronts; 6. War at a Distance; 7. Menzies' Dark and Hurrying Day; 8. The Enemy Within; 9. On the Wings of a Phoenix; 10. Winning with Menzies; Conclusion: The long Peace; Appendix: Menzies' Account of his 1941 Resignation; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910479855403321 |
Henderson Anne <1949-> | ||
Sydney, New South Wales : , : NewSouth, , [2014] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Menzies at war / / Anne Henderson |
Autore | Henderson Anne <1949-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sydney, New South Wales : , : NewSouth, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
Disciplina | 994.04092 |
Soggetto topico |
Politicians - Australia
Prime ministers - Australia |
ISBN |
1-74224-698-2
1-74224-179-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Foreword; Introduction: The Menzies History Wars; 1. Nadir; 2. The Clan and its Legacy; 3. Last Days of Appeasement; 4. Collective Insecurity; 5. War on all Fronts; 6. War at a Distance; 7. Menzies' Dark and Hurrying Day; 8. The Enemy Within; 9. On the Wings of a Phoenix; 10. Winning with Menzies; Conclusion: The long Peace; Appendix: Menzies' Account of his 1941 Resignation; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786405403321 |
Henderson Anne <1949-> | ||
Sydney, New South Wales : , : NewSouth, , [2014] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Menzies at war / / Anne Henderson |
Autore | Henderson Anne <1949-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sydney, New South Wales : , : NewSouth, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
Disciplina | 994.04092 |
Soggetto topico |
Politicians - Australia
Prime ministers - Australia |
ISBN |
1-74224-698-2
1-74224-179-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Foreword; Introduction: The Menzies History Wars; 1. Nadir; 2. The Clan and its Legacy; 3. Last Days of Appeasement; 4. Collective Insecurity; 5. War on all Fronts; 6. War at a Distance; 7. Menzies' Dark and Hurrying Day; 8. The Enemy Within; 9. On the Wings of a Phoenix; 10. Winning with Menzies; Conclusion: The long Peace; Appendix: Menzies' Account of his 1941 Resignation; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815432103321 |
Henderson Anne <1949-> | ||
Sydney, New South Wales : , : NewSouth, , [2014] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ministerial careers and accountability in the Australian Commonwealth government / / edited by Keith Dowding and Chris Lewis |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Canberra, Australia : , : ANU E Press, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (200 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 320.994 |
Collana | ANZSOG series |
Soggetto topico |
Political consultants - Australia
Politicians - Australia Politicians - Australia - Conduct of life Political ethics - Australia Politicians - Australia - Public opinion |
ISBN |
1-922144-01-0
1-922144-00-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Preliminary; 1. Hiring, Firing, Roles and Responsibilities. Keith Dowding and Chris Lewis; 2. Ministers as Ministries and the Logic of their Collective Action. John Wanna; 3. Predicting Cabinet Ministers: A psychological approach. Michael Dalvean; 4. Democratic Ambivalence? Ministerial attitudes to party and parliamentary scrutiny. James Walter; 5. Ministerial Accountability to Parliament. Phil Larkin; 6. The Pattern of Forced Exits from the Ministry. Keith Dowding, Chris Lewis and Adam Packer; 7. Ministers and Scandals. Scott Brenton
8. A Recent Scandal: The Home Insulation Program. Chris Lewis9. Assessing Ministerial Responsibility in Australia. Richard Mulgan |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910137639403321 |
Canberra, Australia : , : ANU E Press, , 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The money men : Australia's twelve most notable Treasurers / / Chris Bowen |
Autore | Bowen Chris <1973-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Carlton, Victoria : , : Melbourne University Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 472 pages) |
Disciplina | 336.01294 |
Soggetto topico |
Finance, Public - Australia - History
Politicians - Australia Finance ministers - Australia |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-522-86661-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480386103321 |
Bowen Chris <1973-> | ||
Carlton, Victoria : , : Melbourne University Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The money men : Australia's twelve most notable Treasurers / / Chris Bowen |
Autore | Bowen Chris <1973-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Carlton, Victoria : , : Melbourne University Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 472 pages) |
Disciplina | 336.01294 |
Soggetto topico |
Finance, Public - Australia - History
Politicians - Australia Finance ministers - Australia |
ISBN | 0-522-86661-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Sir George Turner -- William Alexander Watt -- Sir Earle Christmas Grafton Page -- Edward Granville (Ted) Theodore -- Joseph Benedict (Ben) Chifley -- Sir Arthur William (Artie) Fadden -- Dr James Ford (Jim) Cairns -- William George (Bill) Hayden -- John Winston Howard -- Paul John Keating -- Peter Howard Costello -- Wayne Maxwell Swan. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793474803321 |
Bowen Chris <1973-> | ||
Carlton, Victoria : , : Melbourne University Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The money men : Australia's twelve most notable Treasurers / / Chris Bowen |
Autore | Bowen Chris <1973-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Carlton, Victoria : , : Melbourne University Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 472 pages) |
Disciplina | 336.01294 |
Soggetto topico |
Finance, Public - Australia - History
Politicians - Australia Finance ministers - Australia |
ISBN | 0-522-86661-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Sir George Turner -- William Alexander Watt -- Sir Earle Christmas Grafton Page -- Edward Granville (Ted) Theodore -- Joseph Benedict (Ben) Chifley -- Sir Arthur William (Artie) Fadden -- Dr James Ford (Jim) Cairns -- William George (Bill) Hayden -- John Winston Howard -- Paul John Keating -- Peter Howard Costello -- Wayne Maxwell Swan. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811032403321 |
Bowen Chris <1973-> | ||
Carlton, Victoria : , : Melbourne University Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Paul Keating : the big-picture leader / / Troy Bramston |
Autore | Bramston Troy |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Melbourne : , : Scribe, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (801 pages) |
Disciplina | 994.065092 |
Soggetto topico | Politicians - Australia |
ISBN |
1-925307-84-0
1-925293-30-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910155091203321 |
Bramston Troy | ||
Melbourne : , : Scribe, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Politics in the blood [[electronic resource] ] : the Anthonys of Richmond / / Paul Davey |
Autore | Davey Paul |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sydney, N.S.W., : University of New South Wales Press, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (411 p.) |
Disciplina | 324.29400922 |
Soggetto topico |
Politicians - Australia
Legislators - Australia |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-74223-062-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface; Journey to manhood; Political leanings; Government, war and Opposition; The long road to television; Stamps, telephones and aeroplanes; New blood, same name; A shaky start; Disaster heralds a changing game; Towards the wilderness; The squatter cements his interests; Planning the downfall; Repairing the nation; Drought and defeat; Lucky to have grown together; A train can make the difference; Navigating difficult storms; Fighting for kids; The royal republicans; Moving on; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454392803321 |
Davey Paul | ||
Sydney, N.S.W., : University of New South Wales Press, 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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