A Democratic Nation: Identity, Freedom and Equality in Australia 1901-1925

by David Kemp

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A Democratic Nation: Identity, Freedom and Equality in Australia 1901-1925 tells the story of the political battle after Federation to achieve unprecedented levels of social and economic equality, while preserving both national independence and individual freedom.

As the third book in the landmark five-volume Australian Liberalism series, A Democratic Nation shows how Australians, inspired by the exceptional democracy they had achieved, set out to perfect its principles while protecting it from a world they saw as increasingly threatening. The period saw political battles within and between Liberal and Labour parties as attempts to protect identities defined by nation,...Read more
  • ISBN13 9780522873467
  • Publish Date 19 November 2019
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country AU
  • Publisher Melbourne University Press
  • Imprint The Miegunyah Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 515
  • Language English