Howard's End The Unravelling Of A Government

by Onselen, Peter van; Senior, Philip

• ISBN13: 9780522854350
• ISBN10: 0522854354
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-08-01
• Publisher: Melbourne University Press

Summary

From the co-writer of John Winston Howard, the definitive biography of the Prime Minister, comes Howard's End, which takes us behind the scenes of both parties on the announcement of the election campaign and traces the stunning collapse of the Coalition in its last year in government.

Author Biography

Peter van Onselen is an associate professor of politics and government at Edith Cowan University. He is the coauthor of John Winston Howard: The Biography. Phillip Senior is a doctoral student of political science at the University of Sydney.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. v
A New Sensation	p. 1
Resumption of Hostilities	p. 16
Ghost from Labor's Past	p. 32
The Empire Strikes Back	p. 45
'Shit Happens'	p. 63
Election Countdown	p. 90
One Last Rabbit	p. 112
Facing Annihilation	p. 129
A Campaign About Nothing	p. 152
The End of an Era	p. 171
Epilogue	p. 190
Sources	p. 193
Acknowledgements	p. 199
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