Now is the Psychological Moment' Earle Page and the Imagining of Australia

Earle Christmas Grafton Page (1880-1961) - surgeon, Country Party leader, treasurer and prime minister - was perhaps the most extraordinary visionary to hold high public office in twentieth-century Australia. Over decades, he made determined efforts to seize 'the psychological moment', and...

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Main Author: Wilks, Stephen (auth)
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Language:English
Published: Canberra ANU Press 2020
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