{"product_id":"9781921870989","title":"Project Republic: Plans and Arguments for a New Australia","description":"\u003cb\u003eIt’s time for some straight talk about Australia’s future.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e We need a head of state who shares a genuine affinity with our country. True independence does not require us to relinquish affection for the Queen or downplay excitement about a royal birth or wedding. Rather it is a chance for national renewal, and to lend an Australian dignity to the highest office in the land. In short: to decide what kind of country we want to live in. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Featuring forewords by Malcolm Turnbull and Wayne Swan, \u003ci\u003eProject Republic\u003c\/i\u003e unites a range of passionate Australian voices to show why Australia must become a republic – and how we can get there from here. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Contributors include Henry Reynolds, Thomas Keneally, Larissa Behrendt, John Hirst, Julian Morrow, Helen Irving, Mark Tredinnick, John Warhurst, David Morris, George Williams, Joy McCann, Erika Smith, Anthony Dillon, Paul Pickering, James Curran, David Donovan and George Winterton. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A stimulating collection.’ —\u003ci\u003eSummit Sun\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Benjamin Thomas Jones has taught Australian and British history at the Australian National University and the University of Sydney, and has been published in journals including \u003ci\u003eAustralian Historical Studies\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Australian Colonial History.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Mark McKenna is one of Australia’s leading historians, based at the University of Sydney. He is the author of several prize-winning books, most recently a biography of historian Manning Clark, \u003ci\u003eAn Eye for Eternity: The Life of Manning Clark\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Prime Minister’s award for non-fiction and the Victorian, NSW and South Australian premiers’ non-fiction awards.","brand":"Schwartz Publishing Pty. Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132024275184,"sku":"9781921870989","price":19.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781921870989_p0.jpg?v=1763632534","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781921870989","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}