The Last Governor Diaries
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The Last Governor Diaries
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Author : John W. Heffernan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-08-26
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The Last Governor Diaries is a virtual record of the author's 30 year journey through the NSW Department of Corrective Services and the many remarkable characters he meets along the way. Often frightening, yet at time humorous, The Last Governor Diaries provides a unique insight into the closed and unseen world that exists behind the imposing high walls of the state's prisons. This is a story of some very dangerous prisoners and a few very ordinary correctional officers. In many respects, this is a reminder that not all those charged with law enforcement are necessarily saints while all those who break the law are complete sinners.
The Last Governor
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Author : Jonathan Dimbleby
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2017-08-30
The Last Governor written by Jonathan Dimbleby and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
“Interesting conclusions about the conduct of British foreign policy on Hong Kong . . . an extraordinary diplomatic, political and personal drama.”—Julian Stockwin, author of To the Eastern Seas 1 July 1997 marked the end of British rule of Hong Kong, whereby this territory was passed into the hands of the People’s Republic of China. In 1992, Chris Patten, former chairman of the Conservative Party, was appointed Hong Kong’s last governor, and was the man to oversee the handover ceremony of this former British colony. Within the last five years of British rule, acclaimed journalist Jonathan Dimbleby was given unique access to the governor which enabled him to document the twists and turns of this extraordinary historical moment. As Governor, Patten encouraged the necessary expansion of Hong Kong’s social welfare system, striving to reconcile the basic rights and freedom of over 6 million people with the unpredictable imperatives of Beijing. With “bracing narrative energy,” the author draws on the insights of a host of senior figures to place the crisis in both its human and historical contexts and presents some startling arguments about the conduct of British foreign policy on Hong Kong before and during Patten’s tenure (The Globe and Mail).
The Last Governor
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Author : John W. Heffernan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-08-26
The Last Governor written by John W. Heffernan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-26 with categories.
It's 1975; the New South Wales prison system is in a state of crisis, prisoners are rebelling against what would be later described by a Royal Commission as a regime of savagery and for some inexplicable reason John Heffernan decides to become part of it all by joining the NSW Department of Corrective Services and train as a prison officer. After receiving the most basic training imaginable he is literally thrown a set of keys and set loose to guard some of the worst and most violent criminals in the state. This is a story where prison riots and prison officer strikes became almost an accepted norm, simply an everyday part of going to work. During the author's watch he would witness corrupt police, dishonest officials and even a Minister of the Crown all spend considerable periods as a guest of Her Majesty."I was literally thrown a set of keys and set loose to guard some of the worst and most violent criminals in the state. More than just a personal memoir, The Last Governor also gives a look at the tragic events that occur all too regularly behind locked doors such as murders, deaths in custody, self harm attempts and serious assaults, detailing the effect that these incidents have on both those that work and those that live within the walls," says John Heffernan.
The Hong Kong Diaries
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Author : Chris Patten
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2022-06-21
The Hong Kong Diaries written by Chris Patten and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-21 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The diaries of the last British Governor of Hong Kong, published on the 25th anniversary of the handover In June 1992 Chris Patten went to Hong Kong as the last British governor, to try to prepare it not (as other British colonies over the decades) for independence, but for handing back in 1997 to the Chinese, from whom most of its territory had been leased 99 years previously. Over the next five years he kept this diary, which describes in detail how Hong Kong was run as a British colony and what happened as the handover approached. The book gives unprecedented insights into negotiating with the Chinese, about how the institutions of democracy in Hong Kong were (belatedly) strengthened and how Patten sought to ensure that a strong degree of self-government would continue after 1997. Unexpectedly, his opponents included not only the Chinese themselves, but some British businessmen and civil service mandarins upset by Patten's efforts, for whom political freedom and the rule of law in Hong Kong seemed less important than keeping on the right side of Beijing. The book concludes with an account of what has happened in Hong Kong since the handover, a powerful assessment of recent events and Patten's reflections on how to deal with China - then and now.
Glimpses Of A Governor S Life
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Author : Sir Hesketh Bell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963*
Glimpses Of A Governor S Life written by Sir Hesketh Bell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963* with Governors categories.
Glimpses Of A Governor S Life
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Author : Sir Hesketh Bell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1946
Glimpses Of A Governor S Life written by Sir Hesketh Bell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1946 with Dominica categories.
The Difficulties Of My Position
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Author : John Buckley Castieau
language : en
Publisher: National Library Australia
Release Date : 2004
The Difficulties Of My Position written by John Buckley Castieau and has been published by National Library Australia this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"A career in the Victorian penal system might not seem to be a source of excitement or even great interest, but for John Buckley Castieau it was the trigger for nearly three decades of diaries that reveal not only what went on behind prison walls but also much about the colony's early history. J.B. Castieau was the governor of both Beechworth and Melbourne gaols as well as, somewhat disastrously, the Inspector-General of Penal Establisments."--Page 4 of cover.
Diaries Of Mario M Cuomo
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Author : Mario M. Cuomo
language : en
Publisher: Random House (NY)
Release Date : 1984
Diaries Of Mario M Cuomo written by Mario M. Cuomo and has been published by Random House (NY) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Documents the pell-mell pace of a major political campaign -- Cuomo's remarkable, come-from-behind victory over Mayor Edward Koch in the primary and his victory over millionaire Lew Lehrman in the race for the governorship of New York.
The Diary Of A Prison Governor
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Author : P. Coltman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990-01-01
The Diary Of A Prison Governor written by P. Coltman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-01-01 with categories.
East And West
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Author : Christopher Patten
language : en
Publisher: Random House Trade
Release Date : 1998
East And West written by Christopher Patten and has been published by Random House Trade this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with History categories.