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A study of Australian politics and policies examines the hidden side of the country, detailing the government intrigues, economic inequalities, and racial attitudes that undermine Australia's society

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"Reminiscent of a sabre-toothed, unexpurgated Dickens" (Robert Carver New Statesman)

"A moving account of the abuse of human rights in Australia, all the more valuable because it is written by an Australian writer" (Graham Greene)

"Pilger is a first-rate dissident journalist... Presents a harsh narrative of class, race and power; of the oppression and resistance, the betrayal and amnesia, that lie behind the sunny illustions of the Australian self-image" (Robert Hughes)

"This is a patriotic book in the best sense, written in the belief that Australia deserves not old bromides and stereotypes, but the respect of critical appraisal... A necessary book for those of us who believe in the redeeming power of truth" (Daily Telegraph)

"Pilger's Australia is so different from the image conveyed abroad by films and TV soap operas, so different indeed from the way many Australians see themselves, as to be another country...but none of it alters one starkly apparent fact - he still loves the place." (Sunday Express)
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In print for over twenty years, this remains one of the best and most revealing portraits of John Pilger's homeland, Australia.

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  • PublisherISIS Large Print Books
  • Publication date1990
  • ISBN 10 1850894256
  • ISBN 13 9781850894254
  • BindingHardcover
  • Number of pages320
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Published by Clio Press, Oxford (1990)
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Large Print Edn. Spine faded, blending to boards. Ex lib label to foot of spine. Cover photo of Ayers Rock. One or two slight marks. Corners and head/tail of spine lightly bumped. Illustrated half title. Some light thumbing otherwise CLEAN TIGHT AND BRIGHT. 508 pp. The author 'goes beyond the stereotypic misconceptions to reveal the often unknown past, and the present political subterfuge of his native land.; 003112; Ex-Library Minimal Marks; 8vo. Seller Inventory # 003112

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