Melbourne; Text Publishing; 2019. paperback in very good condition. 199 pages, b/w photos Melbourne; Text Publishing; 2019 ISBN 1925603849 9781925603842 [AU]

Melbourne: Text Publishing, Date: 2019. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. 199 pp. Australia is one of only a few countries in the world that enforce compulsory voting at elections, We celebrate this with barbecues and cake stalls at polling stations, and election parties that spill over into Sunday morning. The author is the celebrated historian Judith Brett, the prize-winning biographer of pioneer Prime Minister Alfred Deakin. A landmark account of the character of Australian democracy. 2019. Text Publishing ISBN 1925603849 9781925603842 [AU]

ISBN10: 1925603849, ISBN13: 9781925603842, [publisher: Text Publishing, Melbourne] Softcover Paperback. It's compulsory to vote in Australia.We are one of a handful of countries in the world that enforce this rule at election time, and the only English-speaking country that makes its citizens vote.Not only that, we embrace it. We celebrate compulsory voting with barbeques and cake stalls at polling stations, and election parties that spill over into Sunday morning.But how did this come to be? When and why did we begin making Australians vote? What effect has it had on our political parties, our voting systems, our participation in elections? And how else is the way we vote different from other English-speaking democracies?From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage is a brilliant essay-length book by the celebrated historian Judith Brett, the prize-winning biographer of Alfred Deakin. This is a landmark account of the character of Australian democracy. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
[Truganina, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 2019]
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ISBN10: 1925603849, ISBN13: 9781925603842, [publisher: Text Publishing, Melbourne] Softcover Paperback. It's compulsory to vote in Australia.We are one of a handful of countries in the world that enforce this rule at election time, and the only English-speaking country that makes its citizens vote.Not only that, we embrace it. We celebrate compulsory voting with barbeques and cake stalls at polling stations, and election parties that spill over into Sunday morning.But how did this come to be? When and why did we begin making Australians vote? What effect has it had on our political parties, our voting systems, our participation in elections? And how else is the way we vote different from other English-speaking democracies?From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage is a brilliant essay-length book by the celebrated historian Judith Brett, the prize-winning biographer of Alfred Deakin. This is a landmark account of the character of Australian democracy. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
[Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2019]
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