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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. The definitive biography of possibly Queensland's most successful Premier. Thomas Joseph Ryan was the first long term Labor party Premier of Queensland and brought in many beneficial, quasi- socialistic reforms to a state noted, at least until recent times, for its calcified and conservative outlook. He took on the sugar and meat monopolies, introducing state enterprises to force them to lower their prices. Against the poisonous backdrop of domestic Australian politics during World War I and the connivances of wartime Prime Minister William Morris Hughes, Ryan managed to avoid a major split in the Labor party in Queensland over conscription. Premier of Queensland for four years, 1915-1919, Ryan shifted to Federal politics but Australia was robbed of a potentially great Labor Prime Minister when Ryan died of influenza in 1921 aged only 45. Thoroughly detailed and documented, with fair, considered and judicious judgments, this is the best biography of a Queensland politician ever written. ( ) sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
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T. J. Ryan was a natural leader. In 1915 he was elected Labor Premier of Queensland against the turbulent background of World War I. His Labor government set the foundations for Labor rule in Queensland which lasted until the 1957 split. Denis Murphy's fascinating biography concentrates on Ryan the politician, a consummate tactician and leader of great ability whose untimely death in the early 1920s robbed him of the chance to lead the nation. During his years as Premier of Queensland and Deputy Leader of the Federal Australian Labor Party, Ryan passed major reforms in labor laws, from the rending issues of conscription to censorship and industrial unrest. This biography recaptures the tumultuous times of the early twentieth century, set against the struggle for power and political intrigue. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Google Books — Carregando... GênerosClassificação decimal de Dewey (CDD)994.3041092History and Geography Oceania and elsewhere Australia QueenslandClassificação da Biblioteca do Congresso dos E.U.A. (LCC)AvaliaçãoMédia:
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