{"product_id":"new-zealand-national-party-the-first-50-years","title":"NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL PARTY: The First 50 Years","description":"\u003cp\u003eNEW ZEALAND NATIONAL PARTY: The First 50 Years\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby Barry Gustafson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0474001776\u003cbr\u003eFormat: medium hard cover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePublished: Reed Methuen 1986, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 190 w x 265 h x 35 d\u003cbr\u003ePages: 407\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A4M\/2607\/K518\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned by Ruth Richardson, ex-Minister of Finance.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistory of the New Zealand political party The National Party, that was founded in 1936.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished to mark the 50th anniversary of the New Zealand National Party, the book acts as the first comprehensive, insider history of the party's formation, rise to power in 1949, and subsequent dominance in 20th-century New Zealand politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGustafson examines how a liberal-conservative coalition successfully built one of the most effective mass-based, democratic political organizations in the Western world, balancing the principles of individual freedom and free enterprise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 407-page volume is highly detailed, featuring over 100 historical illustrations, biographical appendices of major party figures, and documentation of internal division and regional structures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with monochrome images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eImmaculate with only light wear on dust jacket and pages edges, pages otherwise as new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIMAGES\u003cbr\u003eAre of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003eScarce in this condition and signed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55551046091044,"sku":"A4M\/2607\/K518","price":79.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/3918639863534907470.jpg?v=1789102020","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/new-zealand-national-party-the-first-50-years","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}