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Tales From Boom Town: Western Australian Premiers From Brand to Barnett
by Kennedy, Peter
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- ISBN 10
- 1742585337
- ISBN 13
- 9781742585338
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University of Western Australia Press, Perth, 2014. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine Condition. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 326 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. Veteran political journalist Peter Kennedy spent more than 40 years observing 11 Premiers of Western Australia - across an extraordinary period of change in Western Australia's history, from 1970 to 2013. His insider's accounts have revealed first-hand the issues linked with the jailing of two Premiers and a deputy Premier, the ruthless removal of a Premier mid-term, the election of the nation's first female Premier, and the sensational 'WA Inc.' Royal Commission. Speaking to former Premiers, as well as former Prime Ministers and other national figures of Australia, the result is this book with its series of revelations that shed new light on the politics and politicians of the most dynamic period of Western Australia's colorful history. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; Australian History; Australia; Politics & Government, Current Affairs. ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9781742585338. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8627. . 9781742585338
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- Great Southern Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8627
- Title
- Tales From Boom Town: Western Australian Premiers From Brand to Barnett
- Author
- Kennedy, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1742585337
- ISBN 13
- 9781742585338
- Publisher
- University of Western Australia Press
- Place of Publication
- Perth
- Date Published
- 2014
- Keywords
- BZDB137 Premiers (Australia) -- Australia -- Western Australia -- Biography, POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays Government -- General, POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National, POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference, Politics and government History; Australian Histo
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