ISBN10: 1875560203, ISBN13: 9781875560202, [publisher: UWA Publishing] Hardcover "Sir Paul Hasluck died in January 1993 at the age of eighty-seven. Throughout his career - as journalist, historian, academic, author, poet, public servant, diplomat, parliamentarian, Minister of the Crown, contender for the prime ministership, and Governor-General - he maintained a clear and consistent set of principles and a strong sense of public duty. Because of this, he did not fit the contemporary mould of a politician." "Hasluck joined the Department of External Affairs in 1941, becoming one of Dr Herbert Vere Evatt's principal advisers and eventually being made Australia's first representative at the United Nations in New York. After a breach with Evatt over a matter of principle, Hasluck resigned from the department, and in 1949 was elected to Federal parliament." "Hasluck's ministerial responsibilities included Territories, encompassing Papua and New Guinea, the Northern Territory and Aboriginal policy; Defence; and External Affairs. As a Minister, Hasluck was a hard task-master. He demanded action and he did not suffer fools lightly." "As a parliamentarian, Hasluck held a higher view of parliamentary representation than the narrow quest for winning elections. He had the opportunity to gain the prime ministership in 1968, but his dislike of self-promotion cost him this prize." "Between 1969 and 1974 Hasluck held the ...
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ISBN10: 1875560203, ISBN13: 9781875560202, [publisher: University of Western Australia Press, Nedlands] Hardcover First Edition Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Previous owner's blindstamp to half-title page. xiv, 337 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.
[Clarence Gardens, SA, Australia] [Publication Year: 1993]
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ISBN10: 1875560203, ISBN13: 9781875560202, [publisher: University of Western Australia Press, Nedlands] Hardcover First Edition Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Previous owner's blindstamp to half-title page. xiv, 337 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.
[Clarence Gardens, SA, Australia] [Publication Year: 1993]
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Nedlands (WA), University of Western Australia Press, 1993. 1st Edition. Large octavo (about 160 x 240). Xiv, 337 pages, with b/w plates. A fine like new copy in a like dustwrapper. Strong packaging with tracking included. Date: 1994. UWA Publishing ISBN 1875560203 9781875560202 [AU]

ISBN10: 1875560203, ISBN13: 9781875560202, [publisher: UWA Publishing] Hardcover "Sir Paul Hasluck died in January 1993 at the age of eighty-seven. Throughout his career - as journalist, historian, academic, author, poet, public servant, diplomat, parliamentarian, Minister of the Crown, contender for the prime ministership, and Governor-General - he maintained a clear and consistent set of principles and a strong sense of public duty. Because of this, he did not fit the contemporary mould of a politician." "Hasluck joined the Department of External Affairs in 1941, becoming one of Dr Herbert Vere Evatt's principal advisers and eventually being made Australia's first representative at the United Nations in New York. After a breach with Evatt over a matter of principle, Hasluck resigned from the department, and in 1949 was elected to Federal parliament." "Hasluck's ministerial responsibilities included Territories, encompassing Papua and New Guinea, the Northern Territory and Aboriginal policy; Defence; and External Affairs. As a Minister, Hasluck was a hard task-master. He demanded action and he did not suffer fools lightly." "As a parliamentarian, Hasluck held a higher view of parliamentary representation than the narrow quest for winning elections. He had the opportunity to gain the prime ministership in 1968, but his dislike of self-promotion cost him this prize." "Between 1969 and 1974 Hasluck held the ...

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. ISBN 1875560203 9781875560202 [US]