No Ordinary Act: J.A. La Nauze on Federation and the Constitution

John La Nauze was one of Australia's most important historians and the leading authority on the history of Federation and the Constitution. No Ordinary Act is a collection of his published papers on this subject. With the centenary of Federation, there is a strong and growing impulse for study and debate on the Australian Constitution. La Nauze's collected essays will serve as a valuable resource for and contribution to that debate.