Consent of the People: Human Dignity Through Freedom and Equality

By David Kemp

Consent of the People: Human Dignity through Freedom and Equality 1966-2022 explores how Australia's founding Enlightenment ideals were shaped into a unique national liberalism, embodied in liberal democratic institutions, political parties, and shared values. Despite intense partisan loyalties, conservative and radical resistance, and a politics of unequal power and influence, inequality was addressed and personal freedom strengthened.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0522872646
• ISBN13: 9780522872644
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Melbourne University
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.5" x 9.3"