Cheryl kernot (3 resultados)

Condición: Very Good. Very well kept complete copy, light wear, unmarked with well kept jacket (if issued), may have exowner inscription. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.…

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. 1st Edition. 155 x 235 mm, xii, 276 pp. Soft Cover, page edges age-toned, a Fine copy - no names, stamps, stickers or annotations. In Speaking for Myself Again Cheryl Kernot steps out from the party shadows and the media spotlight to tell what happened during her four years in the Australian Labor Party. No matter what preconceptions you have about Cheryl Kernot, within this revealing memoir you will find a woman dealing honestly with the slow unravelling of her political life. Cheryl details the early euphoria of joining the Labor Party, the broken promises she was forced to deal with, her dawning disillusionment with the traditional political processes, the campaigns against her, the effects on her health, the toll on herself and on those she loves, her attempts to rescue herself, and the ultimate loss of her seat in the federal election of November 2001.…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Cheryl's struggle to be heard and taken seriously for her intellectual contribution mirrors the struggles of many women. She gives her perspective on why the Labor experiment didn't work. She challenges the shallow media interpretations of how 'good' and 'successful' politicians should behave and how politics should be conducted. this is the story of a woman, who was also a politician. As one leading Australian politician once told her, 'Don't be scripted by mugs, love!'. She's ready to admit that she was and the rest is history. In her own words, 'I want my knowledge of recent history to rank alongside the mythologies for women to understand. they are wondering what happened.' Cheryl's struggle to be heard and taken seriously for her intellectual contribution mirrors the struggles of many women. She gives her perspective on why the Labor experiment didn't work. She challenges the shallow media interpretations of how 'good' and 'successful' politicians should behave and how politics should be conducted. this is the story of a woman, who was also a politician. As one leading Australian politician once told her, 'Don't be scripted by mugs, love!'. She's ready to admit that she was and the rest is history. In her own words, 'I want my knowledge of recent history to rank alongside the mythologies for women to understand. they are wondering what happened.' Kernot's move to the Labor party in October 1997 was accompanied by much optimism and expectation. This is her account of what happened. She chronicles the early euphoria, the slow unravelling, the broken promises, the disillusionment, to the ultimate loss of her seat in the November 2001 election. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…