EPISODE · Jun 22, 2021 · 36 MIN
Stephen Chavura on 'The Forgotten Menzies'
from The Millis Podcast · host Simon Kennedy
This episode sees Simon sitting down with Dr Stephen Chavura to discuss his new book (co-authored with Gregory Melleuish) on Sir Robert Menzies. The book, published with Melbourne University Press, is The Forgotten Menzies: The World Picture of Australia's Longest-serving Prime Minister. The episode ranges over scholarship and tropes on Menzies, Menzies' 'cultural puritanism' and philosophical idealism, his mixed legacy, and the influence of Christianity on his political ideals.
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This episode sees Simon sitting down with Dr Stephen Chavura to discuss his new book (co-authored with Gregory Melleuish) on Sir Robert Menzies. The book, published with Melbourne University Press, is The Forgotten Menzies: The World Picture of Australia's Longest-serving Prime Minister. The episode ranges over scholarship and tropes on Menzies, Menzies' 'cultural puritanism' and philosophical idealism, his mixed legacy, and the influence of Christianity on his political ideals.
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