Santamaria
A Most Unusual Man
$69.98
- Paperback
528 pages
- Release Date
3 August 2015
Summary
B.A. Santamaria was one of the most controversial Australians of our time. An ardent anti-Communist and devout Catholic, he was fiercely intelligent and a natural leader, polarising the community into loyal followers and committed opponents.
In the 1940s Santamaria created the anti-Communist organisation ‘The Movement’. In the 1950s he was a key figure in the tumultuous split of the Australian Labor Party. He subsequently enjoyed great influence as a public commentator on his televisi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522875775 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0522875777 |
| Author: | Gerard Henderson |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 3 August 2015 |
| Weight: | 333g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 153mm x 31mm |
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About The Author
Gerard Henderson
Gerard Henderson BA (Hons), LLB, PhD is executive director of the Sydney Institute and a columnist for the Weekend Australian. He also appears regularly on ABC TV’s program Insiders and writes a weekly blog, Media Watch Dog. Henderson’s publications include Mr Santamaria and the Bishops (1982), Australian Answers (1990) and Menzies’ Child- The Liberal Party of Australia (1994). He was appointed by the Keating government to the board of the Australia Foundation for Culture and the Humanities and by the Howard government to the Foreign Affairs Council. Henderson chairs the judges’ panel of the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards for Australian History and Non-fiction.
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