Colonial Ambition: Foundations of Australian Democracy

by Peter Cochrane

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Colonial Ambition tells the story of the politicians and would-be politicians of Sydney, who were driven by a determination to lift themselves and their new colony to a higher level. They wanted parliamentary liberty, though they were sharply divided over the form it might take and these divisions, centred in Sydney, were unremitting.

Peter Cochrane tells of the fight for responsible government and democracy through a memorable cast of characters: W.C. Wentworth, Sir George Gipps, Robert Lowe, Lord Howick (Earl Grey), Henry Parkes, Charles Cowper, Lord John Russell and more, all of whom speak for themselves, in the robust...

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  • ISBN13 9780522853315
  • Publish Date 1 December 2006
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country AU
  • Imprint Melbourne University Press
  • Format Paperback (UK Trade)
  • Pages 614
  • Language English