Lionel Murphy: A Political Biography

by Jenny Hocking

Overview

Jenny Hocking's political biography of Australian barrister, politician and High Court judge Lionel Murphy forced a reinterpretation of Murphy's considerable legal, social and political legacy. Now available in paperback, this new version includes an epilogue in which Hocking reassesses Murphy's place in the recent political and legal landscape. She argues that a long and influential career should not be obscured by the traumatic years before his death or the media sensationalism since.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521794855
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	08/30/2000
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	420
Product dimensions:	6.02(w) x 8.98(h) x 1.06(d)

Table of Contents

1. Reluctant exile; 2. Keith; 3. Lionel Keith; 4. Crimes of the heart; 5. Dream king; 6. Cooking in the kitchen; 7. Divine intervention; 8. Every post a winner; 9. Last man hanged; 10. Turbulent politics; 11. A brand new beat; 12. A social and cultural government; 13. A friend of the court; 14. The election that never was; 15. Economic law and order; 16. Criminalising politics; 17. Legal fiction; 18. The responsibility of judges; 19. Troubles; 20. An unconquered Celt; 21. Epilogue.