Phillip pendal david black (4 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Dust jacket has light creasing at edges and spine. Interior and binding are also very good. Are our Parliaments broadly representative of the people who elect them? Phillip Pendal, David Black and Harry Phillips seek to address this question in this book. They examine the lives, experiences, educational backgrounds, occupations, and other influences on those who have been elected to the Parliament of Western Australia since responsible government was granted in 1890.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Book condition is vert good. Signed by both authors on the first fly leaf page and SIGNED BY GENERAL JOHN SANDERSON, AC : THE GOVERNOR OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA ON PAGE 6. Book block is clean & unmarked all side of the book. Spine intact. Text body is clean & unmarked all side of the book. Text body is clean & unmarked throughout the book. Spine intact. No dust jacket. Extra charges for over-sea shipping as the book weight exceed 500grams. Over-all a great and clean copy of the book. House to House outlines the architectural and political development of Western Australia's government from 1829 to 2004, tracking the transition from temporary, early colonial structures to permanent, iconic buildings like Government House and Parliament House. The text illustrates the state's evolution from a convict-era colony to a constitutional democracy through the lens of its shifting administrative sites. Key Details of the Book: Recognition: It was shortlisted for the 2004 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards. Core Narrative: The text traces the evolution of Western Australia's democracy, charting the journey from a temporary tent camp on Garden Island in 1829 to the realization of modern governance structures. Themes Explored: It highlights the political tensions, highs and lows, and institutional growth that accompanied the transitions between different physical locations—from the original, demolished vice-regal residences to the current Government House and Parliament House networks. Signed by Author(s). …

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book condition is very good. Soft cover. Dust jacker very with minimal wear to edges. Book front and back clean. Text body clean. The author have bought this journey to life in this book. They have cast light on the tensions and the robustness , the high and lows, the strengths and the weakness, of of a systems that has developed with these building. From the old, now demolished Government House to the new post - 1864 vice-regal establishments they traced the path to representative government. The new new Legislative Hall opened by Governor Weld in 1870 to the expanded Legislative Council may have a humbling start but it was the new doorway to the new bicameral system, which came with Responsible Government in 1890 - the Assembly and the Council being housed at first in two different sites in the same city. Overall a very copy and SIGNED BY GENERAL JOHN SANDERSON, AC : THE GOVERNOR OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA ON PAGE 6. Extra notes this is an ex-state library book still with the paper slip on first page. Signed by Author(s).…

Near Fine in publishers cloth in like dustjacket. 1st edition. Illustrated throughout. ISBN 1920830340.