A people's counsel : a history of the Parliament of Victoria 1856-1990
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0195533593
ISBN 13
9780195533590
LCCN
JQ 5354 .W74
DDC
328.9450
Category
Australia and New Zealand
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Publication Year
1992
Publisher
Pages
xv, 304 pages
Subject
Australia
Abstract
'Where no counsel is, the people fall.' (Proverbs) Entertaining and instructive, evocative and even-handed, crammed with novel details yet always conveying the formidable development of this monolithic institution, A People's Counsel is calculated to augment popular curiosity about Victoria's dominant political institution far beyond the parliamentary precinct itself. It will be essential reading parliamentarians and journalists, and will edify secondary and tertiary students accustomed to fusty and respectful parliamentary histories. Ray Wright has broken new ground by identifying the critical insider/outsider link and by exploiting it with panache. Intimate knowledge of a unique place and a sure grasp of its changing contextual setting is an unusual combination; it is complemented by his appreciation of the needs and values of the institution, and an understanding of the groups and individuals that have given it so much of its colour, purpose, pride and vulnerability.
Description
Content:
I. Preliminaries, 1836-56 -- II. Parliament in the Boom Years, 1856-90 -- III. From Fractions to Parties, 1890-1945 --IV. Post-War Parliaments, 1945-90 -- Questions on Notice -- Appendices.
I. Preliminaries, 1836-56 -- II. Parliament in the Boom Years, 1856-90 -- III. From Fractions to Parties, 1890-1945 --IV. Post-War Parliaments, 1945-90 -- Questions on Notice -- Appendices.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Item donated by Graham Price.
Categorized by publisher, then author, then date.
Item donated by Graham Price.
Categorized by publisher, then author, then date.
Number of Copies
1
