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Radicals
Remembering the Sixties
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The Sixties - an era of protest,free love, civil disobedience, duffel coats, flower power, giant afros and desert boots, all recorded on grainy black and white footage - marked a turning point for change. A time when radicals found their voices and used them.
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The Sixties—an era of protest, free love, civil disobedience, duffel coats, flower power, giant afros, and desert boots, all recorded on grainy black and white film footage—marked a turning point for change. Radicals found their voices and used them.
While the initial trigger for protest was opposition to the Vietnam War, this anger quickly escalated to include Aboriginal Land Rights, Women's Liberation, Gay Liberation, Apartheid, student power, and 'workers' control'.
In Radicals, some of the people driving these changes—including David Marr, Margret RoadKnight, Gary Foley, Jozefa Sobski, and Geoffrey Robertson—reflect on how the decade transformed them and Australian society forever.
Radicals: Remembering the Sixties will make you feel like you were there, whether or not you really were.
“Just like the Sixties, this book is a mesmerising kaleidoscope of unforgettable characters doing brave things.” - Anne Summers
“An exciting time of change that shaped Australia and the world.” - Linda Burney
“Aah, the memories. What a buzz!” - Patricia Amphlett (Little Patty)
“To achieve the change we desperately need now, it is crucial to look back on how we got the change we take for granted.” - Craig Reucassel
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Radicals by Nadia Wheatley and Meredith Burgmann explores the political and social upheavals of 1968, becoming a reflection on the importance of engaging with political discourse and societal changes. The book presents a vivid narrative of this transformative period, capturing the essence of a generation challenging the status quo and advocating for open dialogue about politics and society.
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ISBN: 9781742235899
Publisher: NewSouth Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 April 2021
Country: Australia
Imprint: NewSouth Publishing
Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 155.0mm
Height: 233.0mm
Weight: 333g
Pages: 432
About the Author
Meredith Burgmann is a former academic who also served as a (Labor) president of the NSW Upper House. She is the co-author, with Verity Burgmann, of Green Bans, Red Union: The saving of a city, which was reissued twenty years after its original publication in 1998. Meredith has also authored books on ASIO and misogyny. She is the founder of the Ernie Awards for Sexism. On retirement from parliament, she was elected president of the Australian Council for International Development. Meredith is a Sydney Swans ambassador.
Nadia Wheatley is an Australian writer whose published works include picture books, novels, biography, memoir and history. Five Times Dizzy (1982) was hailed as Australia’s first multicultural book for children. Other social and political issues explored in her work include conservation, unemployment, refugees and learning from Country. Among her numerous awards is the NSW Premier’s History Award (2002) for The Life and Myth of Charmian Clift. Nadia’s most recent book is the memoir Her Mother’s Daughter (2018).
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