The Bandar-Log: A Labor Story of the 1950s Alan Reid's previously unpublished novel about the Labor Split (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781925138528)

The Bandar-Log: A Labor Story of the 1950s is a fictionalised recreation of the great Labor split of the 1950s. This schism in Labor's ranks began in October 1954 when its erratic federal party leader Dr H.V. ("Doc") Evatt denounced the perceived influence wielded over the party by the anti-communist Catholic activist B.A. ("Bob") Santamaria. The resulting donnybrook involved personality clashes as well as ideological conflict. The messy saga featured a diverse array of participants including Catholic churchmen, trade union bosses, state premiers, state and federal Labor politicians and assorted commentators and journalists. The characters appearing in The Bandar-Log mirror, with varying degrees of faithfulness, these actual participants in the Labor split. - Ross Fitzgerald and Stephen Holt, from the Introduction

Author: Alan Reid
ISBN-10: 1925138526
ISBN-13: 9781925138528
Publisher: Connor Court Publishing Pty Ltd
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2015
Pages: 362
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.81d