The Lucky Culture And The Rise Of An Australian Ruling Class

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Harper Collins
Publisher Place: Sydney
Publisher Year: 2013
Edition: First Edition

Description: 361 pages. Ex-Library. Book is in Very good condition throughout. The Key To Australia's Success Is The Australian Character, The Nation's Greatest Renewable Resource.

Publishers Description: A bold and provocative book about Australias national identity and a plea to keep Australias famed open-mindedness, Cater tracks the seismic changes in Australian culture and outlook since Donald Horne published THE LUCKY COUNTRY in 1964. A great book. Rupert MurdochA bold and provocative book about Australias national identity and how it is threatened by the rise of a ruling class. Nick Cater, senior editor at the Australian, tracks the seismic changes in Australian culture and outlook since Donald Horne wrote the Lucky Country in 1964.His belief is that countries dont get lucky; people do. the secret of Australias good fortune is not found in its geography or history. the key to its success is the Australian character, the nations greatest renewable resource. Liberated from the constraints of the old world, Australias pioneers mined their reserves of enterprise, energy and ingenuity to build the great civilization of the south. their over-riding principle was everybody had a right to a fair go and was obliged to do the right thing by others.today that spirit of egalitarianism is threatened by the rise of a new breed of sophisticated Australians - the bunyip alumni - who claim to better understand the demands of the age. their presumption of elitism and superior virtue tempts them to look down on others and dismiss opposing views.Half a century after Donald Horne named Australia the Lucky Country, Nick Cater takes stock of the new battle to define Australia and the rift that divides a presumptive ruling class from a people who refuse to be ruled.the Lucky Culture is a lively and original take on 21st century Australia and its people. Sometimes rousing, often provocative and always good-humoured, its unexpectedly moving message cannot be ignored.tHE LUCKY CULtURE is a great book and particularly relevant as it comes in a moment of high political excitement. I particularly loved Nick Caters passion for the great Australian dream. It is the first step in restoring that dream. Rupert Murdoch

ISBN: 9780732296292