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Trust Me: Australians and Their Politicians
Jackie Dickenson
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Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 344.
It's not news that Australians don't really trust their politicians and the relationship between politicians and the people who elect them is certainly not warm and cuddly. But as this lively book shows, the 'crisis of trust' has a long history. The path from mutton chop-whiskered colonial politicians to 'Honest Johnnie' and 'Juliar' is a rich and colourful one. From the 1850s to the 2013 election, Jackie Dickenson traces the ways in which this animosity has changed or hasn't. While we're always being told that cynicism about politics is on the rise, she argues that having blind trust isn't a ... Read more
It's not news that Australians don't really trust their politicians and the relationship between politicians and the people who elect them is certainly not warm and cuddly. But as this lively book shows, the 'crisis of trust' has a long history. The path from mutton chop-whiskered colonial politicians to 'Honest Johnnie' and 'Juliar' is a rich and colourful one. From the 1850s to the 2013 election, Jackie Dickenson traces the ways in which this animosity has changed or hasn't. While we're always being told that cynicism about politics is on the rise, she argues that having blind trust isn't a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of New South Wales Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Sydney, NSW, Australia
ISBN
9781742233819
SKU
V9781742233819
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