Light That Time Has Made by Hasluck, Paul - 1995

Canberra, Australia : National Library of Australia, 1990. First edition . Softcover. Good Condition. Quarto. Binding is tight and spine intact Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy All edges mostly neat and clean Card cover corners a slightly bumped A collection of essays and reviews written by Paul Hasluck in the years before his death in 1993. A country boy, and son of Salvation Army parents, Paul Hasluck brings to his task of social observation an extraordinary, and unique, background - journalist, poet, critic, drama critic, war historian, author, publisher, anthropologist, public servant, diplomat, parliamentarian, federal Minister, Governor-General. In a series of essays contrasting social attitudes in Australia early in the century with attitudes 60 or more years later, we see Paul Hasluck the thoughtful, insightful 'private' man rather than the more familiar 'public' dignitary. His skill as a… Read More

Canberra: National Library of Australia, 1995. soft cover. VG. Very good condition with light shelf wear to covers./No Jacket. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 25 cm.