Charles Richardson on the Liberal Party & the 'moral middle class'.(Australian Liberals and the Moral Middle Class: From Alfred Deakin to John Howard)(Book Review)

From: Arena Magazine | Date: February 1, 2004| Author: Richardson, Charles | Copyright information

Judith Brett, Australian Liberals and the Moral Middle Class: From Alfred Deakin to John Howard, Cambridge University Press, 2003

Not surprisingly, most attention to this book has focused on Brett's treatment of the Liberal Party's recent past--especially her love/hate attitude to John Howard. The real virtue of Brett's book, however, is the way that she shows how the Liberal Party's current position is deeply rooted in its history, including its prehistory.

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