{"product_id":"australias-democracy-by-john-hirst-9781865088457","title":"Australia's Democracy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work explores what sort of democracy Australians have made. It traces the establishing of democratic rights and freedoms from convict times until the present; from the era when racism limited political rights to today's concern that everyone's human rights be respected; from the demand that governments be free to carry out the people's wishes to the current desire to see all government power checked and controlled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt also examines notable Australian innovations like the secret ballot and the basic wage. The book goes on to examine the oddities of Australia's democratic society — where there has been strong opposition to military conscription, but not to compulsory voting; where egalitarianism has not led to a universal welfare system nor prohibited the growth of private schools; where politicians have been held in contempt but governments have been omni-competent and efficient; where the people have been scornful of British snobbishness, but loyal to a British monarch; where men have been keen about mateship, leaving women to take citizenship seriously.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by one of Australia's most noted historians, with a compelling eye for the human story in history, \u003cem\u003eAustralia's Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e is intended to bring the history of Australia's democracy to life in a lucid, entertaining and vivid way for students of history and for general readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House South Africa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47602813599980,"sku":"9781865088457","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781865088457-australia-s-democracy.jpg?v=1778047540","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/australias-democracy-by-john-hirst-9781865088457","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}