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Keeper of the Faith reassesses the part Cairns played in shaping Australian public life.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherMelbourne University Publishing

ISBN-100522850022

ISBN-139780522850024

eBay Product ID (ePID)2296341

Product Key Features

Number of Pages500 Pages

Publication NameKeeper of the Faith : a Biography of Jim Cairns

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2002

SubjectWorld / Australian & Oceanian, General, Political

TypeTextbook

AuthorPaul Strangio

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Biography & Autobiography

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1.4 in

Item Weight24 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width6.2 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Reviews"A persuasive exposition of Cairns's career and interests in ideas--an exposition at once analytical, sceptical and insightful. Strangio's talent for narrative makes this volume very readable." -- The Canberra Times, "This admiring biography does full justice to its subject. Or as some would say, more than justice... Strangio's account is brought off with measured detachment and a certain sardonic humour... Scrupulously fair and gracefully written, Strangio's book bears comparison with the best Australian political biography... Srangio has paid (Cairns) the ultimate compliment of taking him as seriously as he took himself." - The Australian, "A persuasive exposition of Cairns's career and interests in ideas-an exposition at once analytical, sceptical and insightful. Strangio's talent for narrative makes this volume very readable." - The Canberra Times, "This admiring biography does full justice to its subject. Or as some would say, more than justice... Strangio's account is brought off with measured detachment and a certain sardonic humour... Scrupulously fair and gracefully written, Strangio's book bears comparison with the best Australian political biography... Srangio has paid (Cairns) the ultimate compliment of taking him as seriously as he took himself." -- The Australian

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal994/.06/092

SynopsisBiography of Jim Cairns (1914- ), former deputy Prime Minister of Australia (1972-75). Reveals apparent contradictions of Cairn's career including how the former policeman became an counter-culture guru and how as an opponent of capitalism he became Minister for Trade. Details the story behind his notorious relationship with Junie Morosi. Includes photos, bibliography and index. Author is a regular radio commentor on politics and a contributor to Australia's leading literary and political magazines. He is author of 'No Toxic Dump!: Contesting Corporate and Government Power'., Jim Cairns is a familiar sight around the markets of Melbourne, seated at a table stacked with copies of his latest book. It seems an unlikely occupation for a man who was once the driving force and major thinker in the Labor Party Left, a man who reached the positions of Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer in Australia's most reformist government under Gough Whitlam. Cairns' post-1975 trajectory bewildered many of his one-time followers, not least the significant section of the baby-boomer generation who rallied behind him during the Moratoriums against the Vietnam War. To some he is a tragic fallen hero; to others, a relic of an earlier age of idealism. But Cairns was never a conventional politician. In this mature and sophisticated biography, Paul Strangio draws a compelling picture of the inner man, revealing a consistent thread running through the apparent contradictions of Cairns' public career. He explains how a policeman turned into a counter-culture guru; how an opponent of capitalism became Treasurer of Australia; how a devoted husband could feel 'a kind of love' for Junie Morosi. Both highly readable and carefully researched, Keeper of the Faith reassesses the part Cairns played in shaping Australian public life. In tracing his ideological and political rivalry with Whitlam, it challenges the popular nostalgia that surrounds his former leader. Strangio argues that Cairns' contribution to public life, especially as a voice of dissent against the established order, has been seriously underestimated. Drawing on a rich range of archival and oral sources, and recounting many fascinating anecdotes, this is a masterly portrait of one of those rare people who never waver in their search for truth., Both highly readable and carefully researched, Keeper of the Faith reassesses the part Jim Cairns played in shaping Australian public life. Jim Cairns is a familiar sight around the markets of Melbourne, seated at a table stacked with copies of his latest book. It seems an unlikely occupation for a man who was once the driving force and major thinker in the Labor Party Left, a man who reached the positions of Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer in Australia's most reformist government under Gough Whitlam. Cairns' post-1975 trajectory bewildered many of his one-time followers, not least the significant section of the baby-boomer generation who rallied behind him during the Moratoriums against the Vietnam War. To some he is a tragic fallen hero; to others, a relic of an earlier age of idealism. But Cairns was never a conventional politician. In this mature and sophisticated biography, Paul Strangio draws a compelling picture of the inner man, revealing a consistent thread running through the apparent contradictions of Cairns' public career. He explains how a policeman turned into a counter-culture guru; how an opponent of capitalism became Treasurer of Australia; how a devoted husband could feel 'a kind of love' for Junie Morosi. Both highly readable and carefully researched, Keeper of the Faith reassesses the part Cairns played in shaping Australian public life. In tracing his ideological and political rivalry with Whitlam, it challenges the popular nostalgia that surrounds his former leader. Strangio argues that Cairns' contribution to public life, especially as a voice of dissent against the established order, has been seriously underestimated. Drawing on a rich range of archival and oral sources, and recounting many fascinating anecdotes, this is a masterly portrait of one of those rare people who never waver in their search for truth., Although Jim Cairns s reputation has been marginalized, the past 25 years have revealed that he was the major thinker and the driving influence behind the reforming policies and ideals of the Whitlam government. This book follows Cairns s ideological journey and preoccupation with finding the key to social change. It also offers a broad social and political context to Cairns s life, including the ideological character of the Labor Party over the past 50 years. Examining the protracted ideological and political rivalry between Gough Whitlam and Cairns, this work positions Cairns as a hero of the left."