Politics, Pride and Perversion
The Rise and Fall of Frank Arkell
| dc.contributor.author | Eklund, Erik | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-03-31T07:17:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-03-31T07:17:48Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.identifier | ONIX_20250331_9781760466800_5 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/100431 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Frank Arkell (1929–1998) was the most successful politician of his generation; an Independent who served as Wollongong's Lord Mayor (1974–1991) and state member (1984–1991). Arkell dominated Wollongong public life with unstoppable energy, eccentric flair, and a single-minded determination to support the city through economic restructuring. Despite his popularity, at the edges of public consciousness there was growing disquiet over Arkell’s private life … | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Biography Series | |
| dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DN Biography and non-fiction prose::DNB Biography: general::DNBH Biography: historical, political and military | |
| dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPR Regional, state and other local government | |
| dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::L Law::LN Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law::LNF Criminal law: procedure and offences::LNFJ Criminal law: offences against the person | |
| dc.subject.other | Arkell | |
| dc.subject.other | biography | |
| dc.subject.other | politics | |
| dc.subject.other | Wollongong | |
| dc.subject.other | corruption | |
| dc.title | Politics, Pride and Perversion | |
| dc.title.alternative | The Rise and Fall of Frank Arkell | |
| dc.type | book | |
| oapen.identifier.doi | 10.22459/PPP.2025 | |
| oapen.relation.isPublishedBy | ddc8cc3f-dd57-40ef-b8d5-06f839686b71 | |
| oapen.relation.isbn | 9781760466794 | |
| oapen.imprint | ANU Press | |
| oapen.pages | 286 | |
| oapen.place.publication | Canberra |
