{"product_id":"performance-politics-australian-politicians-and-the-stories-they-tell-by-joshua-black","title":"Performance Politics: Australian politicians and the stories they tell by Joshua Black","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs3388614{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .cs13DCAC4{text-align:left;margin:12pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .cs95B300B{11pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Calibri;} .cs4639DCB{11pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:italic;Calibri;} .cs75B323B{11pt;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Calibri;}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs13DCAC4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs75B323B\"\u003eHow has Australian political life become so personal, emotional and autobiographical? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs13DCAC4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs4639DCB\"\u003ePerformance Politics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e, historian and speechwriter Joshua Black provides an eye-opening account of how Australian politicians have become experts at fashioning stories about themselves, their lives, personal ambitions and political entanglements. Delving into memoirs, autobiographies, documentaries, media coverage, personal papers and original interviews, this book reveals how much of our recent political history has been delivered through the prism of the publishing house, the book launch and documentaries beamed into our lounge rooms. From a time when 'telling tales out of school' (as Billy Hughes once put it) was not the done thing, to one where the 2024 Nemesis documentary showcased backstabbing, character assassinations and high emotions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs13DCAC4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs4639DCB\"\u003ePerformance Politics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eshows how political life writing and documentary making have played an outsized role in creating the story-driven political culture of our times. Settling scores, shaping legacies and dramatising the democratic process, sometimes in shocking ways.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs13DCAC4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs75B323B\"\u003e'Here is a strikingly original account of how personal narrative became central to Australian political performance and so helped transform the emotional terrain of public life. Joshua Black has opened for us a brilliant new way of understanding political culture through the stories that its leaders have told about themselves.' Frank Bongiorno \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs13DCAC4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs75B323B\"\u003e'Groundbreaking: original questions, rich with revealing detail and a great read.' Judith Brett\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs13DCAC4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs75B323B\"\u003e'Black shows how the stories political players tell often reveal far more than they intend. This deep dive into performance storytelling will fascinate anyone interested in the politics of power and ambition.' Michelle Grattan \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs75B323B\"\u003e'In this formidable account, Joshua Black excavates the feuds, feelings, dramas and cunning that have forged a new type of storytelling in Australian politics. With a sharp eye for fascinating details, Black reminds us that political memoirs are written by esh-and-blood politicians, desperate to settle scores and cement their own place in history. A real treat for political obsessives.' Sean Kelly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Kangaroo Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44697401196632,"sku":"9781761170836","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/8343\/1000\/files\/9781761170836_1.jpg?v=1788328404","url":"https:\/\/redkangaroobooks.au\/products\/performance-politics-australian-politicians-and-the-stories-they-tell-by-joshua-black","provider":"Red Kangaroo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}