1st Edition

A Dictionary of Australian Politics

By Jackie Dickenson Copyright 2010
236 Pages
by Routledge

236 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

'The sheer complexity of modern government means that many citizens are uneasy about concepts that political insiders and journalists take for granted. A Dictionary of Australian Politics is a valuable guide to clearing a path through the jungle.' - Barry Jones From barbecue-stopper' to 'washminster', from 'chardonnay socialist' to 'xenophobia', A Dictionary of Australian Politics is a... Read more
Introduction, A-Z

Biography

Robert Corcoran is author of The Longman Dictionary of Politics, Civics and Environment and The Collins Australian Dictionary of Political Terms. Jackie Dickenson is an ARC Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Melbourne and author of Renegades and Rats. She was recently awarded an Australian Prime Ministers' Centre Fellowship.