Relaxed and Comfortable: The Liberal Party's Australia
Relaxed and Comfortable: The Liberal Party's Australia
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轻松舒适：自由党的澳大利亚
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2005
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J. Brett
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J. Brett
自由党对澳大利亚选民的核心吸引力是什么？约翰·霍华德是与过去戏剧性地决裂了，还是巧妙地使他的政党创始人罗伯特·孟席斯爵士的战略现代化了？对朱迪思·布雷特来说，约翰·霍华德的政府做了成功的自由党政府一直在做的事情：它坚定地站在中心位置，把自己描绘成国家利益的真正守护者。在这样做的过程中，约翰霍华德已经接管了工党曾经认为属于自己的澳大利亚传奇的民族传统。布雷特提供了一个清晰的简短历史的自由党以及原始帐户的总理，认为，最重要的是，他是一个人痴迷于打击劳工。她探讨了他在实践团结政治中的创造性和在实践分裂政治中的巨大无畏。她结合了与自由党选民的迷人采访材料，阐明了自由党作为政府自然政党的一些不同方式。充满挑衅性的想法，“放松和舒适”将改变澳大利亚人看待过去十年国家政治的方式。
What is the Liberal Party's core appeal to Australian voters? Has John Howard made a dramatic break with the past, or has he ingeniously modernised the strategies of his party's founder, Sir Robert Menzies? For Judith Brett, the government of John Howard has done what successful Liberal governments have always done: it has made its stand firmly at the centre and presented itself as the true guardian of the national interest. In doing this, John Howard has taken over the national traditions of the Australian Legend that Labor once considered its own. Brett offers a lucid short history of the Liberals as well as an original account of the Prime Minister, arguing that, above all, he is a man obsessed with the fight against Labor. She explores both his inventiveness in practising the politics of unity and his great ruthlessness in practising the politics of division. She incorporates fascinating interview material with Liberal voters, shedding light on some of the different ways in which the Liberals appeal as the natural party of government. Full of provocative ideas, 'Relaxed and Comfortable' will change the way Australians see the last decade of national politics.