The Memoirs of Zelman Cowen: The Memoirs of Zelman Cowen

>These are his absorbing memoirs. They are a personal recollection of an outstanding career, as well as a reflection of twentieth-century history--both Australian and international&mdash: as seen through the eyes of a man at the forefront of Australian public life for more than fifty years. As a vice-chancellor, Sir Zelman weathered times of turbulent student dissent in the university system during the 1970s. He was appointed Governor-General of Australia in 1977, and in this role brought 'a touch of healing' to a nation bitterly divided over the actions of his predecessor, Sir John Kerr. Sir Zelman went on to serve as head of his old Oxford college, Oriel, and as chair of the British Press Council.