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9781760642686
1760642681
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Blaine, Lech
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Top blokes : the larrikin myth, class and power / Lech Blaine.
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Carlton, Vic : Black Inc., an imprint of Schwartz Books Pty Ltd., 2021.
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156 pages ; 24 cm.
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Quarterly Essay
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"What makes a top bloke? Does the myth of the larrikin still hold sway? And whatever happened to class in Australia? In this perceptive and often hilarious essay, Lech Blaine dissects some top blokes, with particular focus on Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese, but stretching back to Bob Hawke and Kerry Packer. This is a riveting narrative of how image conquered politics, just as globalisation engulfed the Australian economy. While many got rich and entertained, look where we ended up. Blaine shows how first Howard, then Morrison, brought a cohort of voters to the Coalition side, 'flipping' what was once working-class Labor culture. He weaves in his own experiences as he explores the persona of the Aussie larrikin. What are its hidden contradictions - can a larrikin be female, Indigenous or Muslim, say? - and how has it been transformed by an age of affluence? He makes the case that the time has come to bury a myth and for the nation to seize a new reality." - Back cover.
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Social classes -- Australia
Masculinity -- Australia
Equality
Culture
National characteristics, Australian
Men -- Conduct of life
Politicians -- Australia
Politicians -- Australia -- Conduct of life
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