Tony Abbott and the times of revolution / Gerard Charles Wilson

Tony Abbott and the Times of Revolution is an account of former Prime Minister Tony Abbott as a student politician battling the far left at Sydney University. It's about the revolutionary times of the 1960s and 1970s and the author's reflections of those times. Tony Abbott is a vehicle through which the author expresses his scathing critique of student radicalism. The book provides a paradigm case of far-left activism as well as evidence that contradicts many claims about Abbott's character and activities as a student leader. In particular, the author offers evidence and argument to refute the central thesis of David Marr's bestselling Quarterly Essay, Political Animal: The Making of Tony Abbott.