{"product_id":"settling-the-office-the-australian-prime-ministership-from-federation-to-reconstruction-paperback","title":"Settling the Office: The Australian Prime Ministership from Federation to Reconstruction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Strangio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul 't Hart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames Walter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe prime ministership is indisputably the most closely observed and keenly contested office in Australia. How did it grow to become the pivot of national political power? Settling the Office chronicles the development of the prime ministership from its rudimentary early days following Federation through to the powerful, institutionalised prime-ministerial leadership of the postwar era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Strangio (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Strangio\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Politics in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University. A political historian and biographer, he has written extensively about political leadership and political parties in Australia. One of his recent books is \u003ci\u003eNeither Power Nor Glory: 100 Years of Political Labor in Victoria, 1856-1956\u003c\/i\u003e (2012). Paul has also been a long-time commentator on Australian politics in the print and electronic media. \u003cb\u003ePaul 't Hart (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul 't Hart \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Public Administration, Utrecht School of Governance, Utrecht University, the Netherlands. A former professor of political science at the Australian National University, since 2007 Paul has been a core faculty member of the Australia and New Zealand School of Government. He writes about political and public service leadership, crisis management, policy evaluation and public accountability. His latest book is \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Public Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e (2014). \u003cb\u003eJames Walter (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Walter\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Politics in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia. He has published widely on biography, political psychology, leadership, political thought and policy deliberation. His recent books include, \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Prime-Ministerial Performance: Comparative Perspectives \u003c\/i\u003e(2013, with Paul Strangio and Paul 't Hart) and \u003ci\u003eWhat Were They Thinking? The Politics of Ideas in Australia \u003c\/i\u003e(2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.3 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48747347902713,"sku":"9780522868722","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/POUew1kCfj9780522868722.webp?v=1785672015","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/settling-the-office-the-australian-prime-ministership-from-federation-to-reconstruction-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}