The Hawke Memoirs by Bob Hawke

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Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Marks on foredges. Some foxing to front and back endpages. Dust jacket has creasing at edges. Corners hare worn. Marks on back cover. Body text and binding are still very good.

The provocative autobiography of former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke, political pragmatist and national visionary. From his leadership of the trade union movement to his leadership of the country, Hawke's personal life and public career are outlined in detail. With sections on 'Serving the Labour Movement', 'Reconciliation, Recovery, Reconstruction' and 'Diplomacy and Economics', the background to Hawke's political motivations, ascendancy and decline is revealed. (book flap)