Stirring the Possum, A Political Autobiography
by McClelland, James
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0140097643
- ISBN 13
- 9780140097641
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About This Item
Penguin, Ringwood, Victoria, 1989. reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. acknowledgements and index. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs within the text. " From his days as a young Trotskyist in the 1940s, -- secretly in love with an enemy Stalinist -- to his role in the 80s as commissioner in an enquiry into the Maralinga nuclear tests, Jim McClelland has been known as a stirrer. In his autobiography he offers us a perspective of Australian politics that spans 50 years. His critical assessment of public figures is both humorous and acerbic and includes insight into characters such as Robert Menzies, Lionel Murphy, John Kerr and Neville Wran." -- front fold over blurb of the hardcover dust jacket nice clean copy, previous owner's bookplate on the inside of the front cover, no other damage to report. This is the first Penguin edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (6), 262, (4) pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Politics & Government; Journalism; Australia; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 0140097643. ISBN/EAN: 9780140097641. Inventory No: 0279067. . 9780140097641
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- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Stirring the Possum, A Political Autobiography
- Author
- McClelland, James
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140097643
- ISBN 13
- 9780140097641
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Place of Publication
- Ringwood, Victoria
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- BZDB2 politics, Australia, autobiography, James McClelland, journalism Politics & Government; Journalism; Australia; Biography & Autobiography. Unbranded ISBN: 0140097643 EAN: 9780140097641 McClelland, James Stirring the Possum, A Political Auto
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