
Keeper of the Faith
A Biography of Jim Cairns
Paul Strangio(Author)
Melbourne University Press
Published on 15. May 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
340 pages
978-0-522-85002-4 (ISBN)
Description
Jim Cairns, former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, is a familiar sight around the markets of Melbourne, seated at a card table stacked with copies of his latest book. It's an unlikely occupation for a man who was once the major thinker and driving force behind the ideals and policies of Australia's most reformist government. In this mature and sophisticated biography, Paul Strangio reveals a consistent thread running through the apparent contradictions of Cairns's career. He explains how a policeman turned into a counter-culture guru; how an opponent of capitalism became Minister for Trade; how a devoted husband could feel 'a kind of love' for Juni Morosi. In this highly readable and carefully researched book, Strangio argues that Cairns' contributions to public life have been seriously understimated. Drawing on a rich range of archival and oral sources, and recounting many fascinating anecdotes, this is a masterly portrait of one of those rare people who never stop in their quest for truth.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Carlton
Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
50 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 243 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
1007 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-522-85002-4 (9780522850024)
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06/2013
Simon + Schuster LLC
€19.28
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Person
Dr Paul Strangio describes himself as one of the new breed of academic nomads. He has taught Australian politics and history at Deakin University, Swinburne University of Technology, Victoria University of Technology and Monash University. He is the author of No Toxic Dump!: Contesting Corporate and Government Power (2001) and co-editor, with Peter Love, of Arguing the Cold War (2001). He is a regular radio commentator on politics, and contributor to Australia's leading literary and political magazines.