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Australia's greatest social-democratic thinker.
A public intellectual known for his deeply humane approach to social, economic and urban issues, Hugh Stretton was an Australian original.
His Political Sciences was described by The Times Literary Supplement as 'a work of near genius'. His groundbreaking Ideas for Australian Cities became the manifesto for a generation awakening to the distinctive features of our cities and suburbs.
In this selection, leading historian Graeme Davison includes highlights from these and other published and unpublished works, showcasing Stretton's bravura intellectual style, grounded analysis, literary flair and the remarkable range of his thinking on history, politics, urban planning, and progressive social and economic development. Davison also provides a substantial and valuable introduction, setting the work in context.
Stretton saw the dangers of the neoliberal orthodoxy that took hold in the Anglophone world from the early 1980s. With subtlety, imagination and rigour, his work offers an alternative vision of a good and fair society.
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ISBN: 9781760640743
Publisher: Black Inc.
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 17 September 2018
Country: Australia
Imprint: La Trobe University Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 154.0mm
Height: 232.0mm
Weight: 502g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Graeme Davison is Australia's best-known urban historian and a leading social historian. His prize-winning books include The Rise and Fall of Marvellous Melbourne, City Dreamers- The Urban Imagination in Australia and Car Wars- How the Car Won our Hearts and Conquered our Cities. He is a co-editor of the landmark Oxford Companion to Australian History and an emeritus professor at Monash University.
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