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The Death of Holden Royce Kurmelovs

The Death of Holden By Royce Kurmelovs

The Death of Holden by Royce Kurmelovs


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An extraordinary account of the impending closure of the Holden factory in Adelaide. More than the end of a business - it's the end of an era, of a story, and of a great Australian dream.

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The Death of Holden: The bestselling account of the decline of Australian manufacturing by Royce Kurmelovs

An extraordinary account of the impending closure of the Holden factory in Adelaide. More than the end of a business - it's the end of an era, of a story, and of a great Australian dream.

When Holden signalled that it would close its Adelaide factory, it struck at the very heart of Australian identity. Holden is our car made on our shores. It's the choice of patriotic rev heads and suburban drivers alike. How could a car that was so beloved - and so popular - be so unprofitable to make?

The story of the collapse of Holden is about the people who make and drive the cars; it's about sustaining industry in Australia; it's about communities of workers and what happens when the work dries up. And if it's not quite about the death of an icon - because Holdens will remain on Australian roads for a long time to come - then it's about what happens when an icon falls to its knees in front of a whole nation.

This updated edition features a new chapter.

'Brilliant and powerful' Nick Xenophon

The Death of Holden Reviews

. * The Weekend Australian *
. * The Last Post *
a compassionate insight * City Messenger *
a meticulously researched piece of contemporary anthropology * CityMag Adelaide *
Review * Mildura Midweek *
a persuasive account of SA industry and society over half a century * Sunday Territorian *
The focus of this study may be the closure of Holden in 2017, but in broader terms it's a case study of modern economics in action. * Sydney Morning Herald, The Saturday Age *

About Royce Kurmelovs

Royce Kurmelovs is a journalist and writer whose work has been published by the ABC, CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera English, VICE, The Guardian and other publications. Royce's bestselling first book, The Death of Holden, was published in 2016 and his critically acclaimed second book, Rogue Nation, was published in 2017. Boom and Bust is his third book.

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NGR9780733638824
9780733638824
0733638821
The Death of Holden: The bestselling account of the decline of Australian manufacturing by Royce Kurmelovs
New
Paperback
Hachette Australia
2017-08-29
352
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