Helen: Portrait of a Prime Minister
Author: Edwards, Brian
ISBN: 9780908988204
Publisher: Exisle Publishing
Year First Published: 2001
Pages:
Dimensions: 242mm x 166mm x 26mm
Format: Hardback
Description:
New Zealand's first woman Prime Minister remains an enigma to many, despite her almost daily exposure on television. In this biography, the author has produced a comprehensive and absorbing account of the life, times and character of the real Helen Clark. This account explains how the daughter of a conservative, National-voting farming family became a left-wing student activist; how she was transformed from a seemingly dry and brittle academic into a popular, media-savvy and charismatic leader; how she moulded a disparate group of factions into a cohesive coalition. Here is the authoritative inside story on her personal relationships; on her role in the Lange/ Douglas Government; the attempted coup against her in 1996; her tears at Waitangi; her encounters with the world's most powerful leaders, and much more.
ISBN: 9780908988204
Publisher: Exisle Publishing
Year First Published: 2001
Pages:
Dimensions: 242mm x 166mm x 26mm
Format: Hardback
Description:
New Zealand's first woman Prime Minister remains an enigma to many, despite her almost daily exposure on television. In this biography, the author has produced a comprehensive and absorbing account of the life, times and character of the real Helen Clark. This account explains how the daughter of a conservative, National-voting farming family became a left-wing student activist; how she was transformed from a seemingly dry and brittle academic into a popular, media-savvy and charismatic leader; how she moulded a disparate group of factions into a cohesive coalition. Here is the authoritative inside story on her personal relationships; on her role in the Lange/ Douglas Government; the attempted coup against her in 1996; her tears at Waitangi; her encounters with the world's most powerful leaders, and much more.
