Edition 28: Still the Lucky Country?
Still the Lucky Country? answers these questions with a searing reappraisal of Australia now – the sources of power, influence and fragility – on the cusp of the Asian century.
When Donald Horne coined the phrase ‘The Lucky Country' with a large dollop of irony, he was pleading for changes to the institutions and attitudes that had made Australia complacent.
The time is right for a re-examination of Australia in an international context, of what we can expect in an era of globalisation and climate change.
looks at life beyond the Great Divide, where mining companies hold sway; follows the trail of the new gold rush; assesses Horne's contribution; and explores the way Australians have made their own luck. This edition will be essential reading in an election year.
Book Details: RRP: $24.95 / Publication date: May 2010 / ISBN: 9781921656163 / Extent: 264 pp / Format: Paperback (234 x 153mm)
Contents
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Introduction
( 1 )
- Cashing in the chips (Edition Introduction) Julianne Schultz
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Reportage
( 5 )
- From dwarves to giants Sharyn Munro
- The angry country Melissa Lucashenko
- Joining the pack Helena Pastor
- Changing land: mining the Darling Downs Ann Arnold
- Tears of the sun Kathy Marks
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Memoir
( 5 )
- Songlines and faultlines Kim Mahood
- Facsimile days Nick Marland
- Home is where the heart is Cassandra Atherton
- A Femocrat’s Story, 1970s Style Sara Dowse
- The ace of spades Carmel Bird
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Essay
( 9 )
- The resource curse Marcia Langton
- More than a gift from the gods Jonathan West
- The politics of prosperity Tom Conley
- The endless seminar Glyn Davis
- Inside the tent Dennis Altman
- Out of the ordinary John Keane
- The other charge of the Light Brigade Carl Reinecke
- Illuminations Rachel Buchanan
- A place at the top table Michael Fullilove
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Fiction
( 3 )
- Still here Anna Krien
- The lunar coast Megan McGrath
- The ends of the earth Emma Ashmere
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Poetry
( 2 )
- Coffee at Coledale Julie Chevalier
- Expectation Valley Bruce Dawe
