A Secret Country

Name: A Secret Country
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By John Pilger

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John Pilger's A Secret Country investigates Australia's political and social landscape, shedding light on historical and contemporary issues often overlooked. Pilger delves into the nation's past injustices, uncovering truths about its indigenous people and the effects of colonialism. This thought-provoking exploration challenges readers to view Australia beyond its popular travel imagery.
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This book may appeal to you if you're intrigued by Australia's complex history and want a deeper understanding of its sociopolitical landscape. John Pilger offers a thought-provoking exploration of the country's past and present, providing insight into its indigenous cultures and the stories often left untold. Perfect for those who enjoy travel and adventure reads with a critical edge.

A Secret Country

EXPATRIATE JOURNALIST and film-maker John Pilger writes about his homeland with life-long affection and a passionately critical eye. In this fully updated edition of A SECRET COUNTRY, he pays tribute to a little known Australia and tells a story of high political drama.

In print for over twenty years, this remains one of the best and most revealing portraits of John Pilger's homeland, Australia.

Description

This study takes the reader beyond the euphemistic and romantic popular misconceptions of Australia to reveal the often invisible past and the present subterfuge of the country. The author recognises that since its very beginning, the history of white Australia has been shrouded in secrecy and silence.

He remarks that it is a country with perhaps more cenotaphs per head of population than any other, and not one stands for those Aboriginals who fought and died for their land. After the bicentennial "Celebration of a Nation," the racial and political tragedy of the Aboriginal people, from whom Australia was taken violently 200 years ago, continues.

A Secret Country portrays a land of stark contrasts, of visionaries and criminals whose secrets are exposed. The author, John Pilger, has twice won British journalism's highest award, Journalist of the Year, for his work in Vietnam and Cambodia. He has also won the International Reporter of the Year Award and the United Nations Association Media Peace Prize.

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A Secret Country by John Pilger has been noted as a powerful narrative on Australia's human rights issues, often drawing comparisons to unfiltered Dickensian storytelling. It offers a critical examination of class, race, and power dynamics, challenging the sunny illusions of the Australian identity. Pilger's work is described as both patriotic and necessary, advocating for a truthful reassessment of Australia's image, reflecting the country's deeper complexities with a sense of deep-rooted affection.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780099152316

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 May 1992

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage

Illustration: 1

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 27.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 321g

Pages: 464

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Australian & Pacific History Education & Reference History & Military John Pilger Non-Fiction Penguin Books Politics & Current Affairs Travel & Adventure

About the Author

John Pilger grew up in Sydney, Australia. He has been a war correspondent, author and film-maker. He has twice won British journalism's highest award, that of Journalist of the Year, for his work all over the world, notably in Cambodia and Vietnam. He has been International Reporter of the Year and winner of the United Nations Associated Peace Prize and Gold Medal. For his broadcasting, he has won France's Reporter Sans Frontieres, an American television Academy Award, an Emmy, and the Richard Dimbleby Award, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. In 2003, he received the Sophie Prize for 'thirty years of exposing deception and improving human rights'.