Keeper of the Faith: Jim Cairns - Strangio, Paul
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Although Jim Cairns's reputation has been marginalized, the past 25 years have revealed that he was the major thinker and the driving influence behind the reforming policies and ideals of the Whitlam government. This book follows Cairns's ideological journey and preoccupation with finding the key to social change. It also offers a broad social and political context to Cairns's life, including the ideological character of the Labor Party over the past 50 years. Examining the protracted ideological and political rivalry between Gough Whitlam and Cairns, this work positions Cairns as a hero of the left.…mehr

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Although Jim Cairns's reputation has been marginalized, the past 25 years have revealed that he was the major thinker and the driving influence behind the reforming policies and ideals of the Whitlam government. This book follows Cairns's ideological journey and preoccupation with finding the key to social change. It also offers a broad social and political context to Cairns's life, including the ideological character of the Labor Party over the past 50 years. Examining the protracted ideological and political rivalry between Gough Whitlam and Cairns, this work positions Cairns as a hero of the left.
Autorenporträt
Dr Paul Strangio describes himself as one of the new breed of academic nomads. He has taught Australian politics and history at several Victorian universities, and is currently a research fellow in the School of Political and Social Inquiry at Monash University. He is the author of No Toxic Dump! A triumph for grassroots democracy and environmental justice (2001) and co-editor, with Peter Love, of Arguing the Cold War (2001). He is a regular radio commentator on politics and a contributor to Australia's leading literary and political magazines.