Arthur Tange: Last of the Mandarins

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Allen & Unwin, 2006 - Biography & Autobiography - 339 pages
The first biography of the man who defined Australian foreign affairs and defence policy for over 25 years brings new light on many of Australia's political crises including the downfall of John Gorton as PM, the fault line in Australian-US relationships during the Whitlam government and the deaths of the Balibo Five in East Timor.
 

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Contents

1 The boy and his forebears 19141930
1
2 The student bank clerk and rugby player 193142
12
3 The economist in postwar reconstruction 194245
27
4 The rising diplomat 194653
44
5 The new departmental head 195455
66
6 The administrative reformer 195560
83
Serving Menzies and Barwick 196064
114
Serving Hasluck 196465
143
12 Defender of the public service faith 197275
217
Working with Fraser and Killen 197679
234
14 The mandarin in retirement 19792001
252
Epilogue The legends and the legacies
263
Pine Gap the Dismissal and Balibo
271
Bibliography
291
Notes
302
Index
329

9 The high commissioner 196569
157
Working with Fraser Gorton and McMahon 197072
176
Serving Labor 197275
201
Back flap
340
Back cover
341
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Arthur Tange: Last of the Mandarins
Peter Edwards
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About the author (2006)

Peter Edwards, a graduate of the universities of Western Australia and Oxford, has published extensively in twentieth century history, principally on Australian foreign policy, Europe between the two world wars, and Australian-American relations. A Rhodes scholar, Harkness fellow and Harold White fellow, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for his work as official historian of Australia's involvement in Southeast Asian conflicts. He lives in Victoria and is a Visiting Professor of the University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra.

Bibliographic information

TitleArthur Tange: Last of the Mandarins
AuthorPeter Edwards
Editionillustrated
PublisherAllen & Unwin, 2006
ISBN1741146429, 9781741146424
Length339 pages
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Biography & Autobiography / General
Biography & Autobiography / Political
  
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