In After Words, each speech has been conceptualised, contextualised and crafted by Paul Keating. Subject to subject, idea to idea, the speeches are related in a wider construct, which is the way Paul Keating has viewed and thought about the world.
The speeches reveal the breadth and depth of his interests - be they cultural, historical or policy-focused - dealing with subjects as broad as international relations, economic policy and politics. Individual chapters range from a discussion of Jorn Utzon’s Opera House through to the redesign of Berlin, the history of native title, the challenge of Asia, the role of the monarchy, the shape of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, and more.
After Words contains an analytic commentary on Australia’s social and economic repositioning, in the minds of many, by its principal architect. The speeches, more often than not, go beyond observations , as Paul Keating sketches out new vistas and points of view.
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