Public Life: The Memoirs of Zelman Cowen

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Author: Zelman Cowen

ISBN-10: 052285270X

ISBN-13: 9780522852707

Category: Lawyers - Biography

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On the forefront of Australian public life for more than 50 years, this personal memoir examines the experiences of scholar and constitutional lawyer Zelman Cowen. This autobiography addresses how he revolutionized legal education in Australia and became one of the nation's best known intellectuals, focusing on privacy, civil liberties, capital punishment, and organ transplants.

Acknowledgments     VIIIForebears     1Childhood 1919-32     16Youth 1932-35     38University student 1936-41     66War service 1941-45     97Oxford 1945-50     119Dean and Professor 1951-66     174New England 1967-70     231University of Queensland 1970-77     258Yarralumla 1977-82     301Oxford revisited 1982-90     333Homecoming     365Index     382