{"product_id":"donald-horne-donald-horne-9781863959353","title":"Donald Horne: Selected Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of Australia's leading thinkers for close to fifty years, Donald Horne was probably the best Australian non-fiction writer of his generation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis definitive collection of Horne's writing, thoughtfully selected by his son, Nick, tells the story of his life and intellectual development. From a position of doubting whether change was possible, he eventually became a proponent of the\u003cbr\u003e sensible reform necessary for Australia to prosper in a changing world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHorne made the case for a more open, modern, intelligent Australia, most famously in his seminal book \u003cem\u003eThe Lucky Country\u003c\/em\u003e. Selections from this work sit alongside pithy reflections on Australian history and culture, as well as vivid autobiographical writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an introduction by Nick Horne and a biographical essay by Glyn Davis, this important book honours and illuminates the man who helped the nation understand itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'He was a great clarifier ... of many of the problems and dilemmas of society.' --Frank Moorhouse\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An independent, vigorous critic.' --Malcolm Fraser\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'He is the finest  non-fiction] writer of our generation.' --Hugh Stretton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donald Horne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1863959351\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781863959353\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e La Trobe University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/03\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.79d","brand":"Donald Horne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46311090323711,"sku":"9781863959353","price":22.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a91683f3-baac-4d53-b0be-87f0bb13c33b.jpg?v=1730888084","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/donald-horne-donald-horne-9781863959353","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}