Walter Nash / Keith Sinclair.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sinclair, Keith, 1922-1993, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prime ministers--New Zealand--Biography.

Prime ministers.

New Zealand--Politics and government.

New Zealand.

Nash, Walter, 1882-1968.

Nash, Walter.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (907 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Auckland : Auckland University Press, [2012]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<DIV></DIV>Walter Nash (1882-1968) was among the most influential of the group of Labour Party leaders who created the welfare state. He was a member of parliament for almost 40 years and he was one of New Zealand political leaders known internationally. Keith Sinclair's engrossing biography traces Walter Nash's development from his youth through to his determination to build a more just society. Nash grappled with an array of practical problems such as finance, trade, war and international relations. Walter Nash is a riveting account of New Zealand politics and of a man whose enthusiasm, driv

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title Page; Preface; Table of Contents; Illustrations; ABBREVIATIONS USED IN REFERENCES; I : The Old Country 1882-1909; II : The New Chum 1909-12; III : The Travelling Man 1912-16; IV : Profit-Sharing and Politics in New Plymouth 1916-20; V : The Second Socialist International: Travels and Troubles 1920-2; VI : Secretary of the Labour Party 1922-32; VII : International Relations, Electoral Affairs, and Private Life 1922-32; VIII : 'The Way Out of the Labyrinth' 1930-1; IX : The Politics of Depression 1932-4; X : 'This is the Year' 1935-6; XI : Minister of Finance 1936

XII : London and Other Capitals 1936-7XIII : Triumphs and Troubles 1937-8; XIV : The Exchange Crisis 1938-9; XV : Party Strife 1939-40; XVI : World War 1939-41; XVII : Minister to Washington 1942-3; XVIII : Wellington, Canberra, Washington, London 1943-4; XIX : Planning for World Peace and Justice 1943-8; XX : The Minister at Work 1936-49; XXI : The Collapse of Labour 1946-9; XXII : The Wharf Strike 1951; XXIII : Leader of the Opposition 1951-7; XXIV : Into Power Again 1957-8; XXV : 'Summitry' 1958-60; XXVI : Prime Minister 1958-60; XXVII : The Grand Old Man 1960-8; Bibliography; A, B, C

IndexD, E, F; G, H, I; J, K, L; M, N, O; P, Q, R; S, T, U; V, W, X; Y, Z; Plates; ALSO BY KEITH SINCLAIR; Copyright

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781775582397

1775582396

OCLC:

862828987