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Discover the vibrant narratives and transformative events of a pivotal era in Australian history with this compelling book, 'The Seventies.' This brand new release, published by NewSouth Publishing in 2019, takes you through the decade that shaped modern Australia, showcasing the dramatic societal shifts from 1970 to 1980. It's a deep dive into the complexities of the time when homosexuality was illegal, the national anthem was 'God Save the Queen,' and women had to feign marriage to gain access to contraceptives.
WINNER of the prestigious 2020 Ernest Scott Prize for History and shortlisted for the 2020 NSW Premier's Literary Awards Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction, 'The Seventies' uncovers the social movements that emerged during this tumultuous period. It was a decade defined by calls for equal rights, better childcare, and liberation from societal constraints, allowing individuals to reclaim agency over their lives.
Written in a lively and engaging style by Michelle Arrow, this book encapsulates the urgent narratives of feminism, political upheaval, and the personal becoming political. With each turn of the page, readers will find an accurate reflection of how reforms sought during this time helped to reshape Australia's identity and expectations of government.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781742234700
Year: 2019
Publisher: NewSouth Publishing
Description:
WINNER of the 2020 Ernest Scott Prize for History
Shortlisted for the 2020NSW Premier's Literary AwardsDouglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction
Australian Book Review's Books of the Year 2019
(read more here)
In
1970 homosexuality was illegal, God Save
the Queen was our national anthem and women pretended to be married to access
the pill. By the end of the decade conscription was scrapped, tertiary
education was free, access to abortion had improved, the White Australia policy
was abolished and a woman read the news on the ABC for the first time.
The
Seventies was the decade that shaped modern Australia. It was the decade of
'It's Time', stagflation and the Dismissal, a tumultuous period of economic and
political upheaval. But the Seventies was also the era when the personal became
political, when we had a Royal Commission into Human Relationships and when social
movements tore down the boundary between public and private life. Women wanted
childcare, equal pay, protection from violence and agency to shape their own
lives. In the process, the reforms they sought — and achieved, at least in part — reshaped Australia's culture and rewrote our expectations of government.
In
a lively and engaging style, Michelle Arrow has written a new history of this
transformative decade; one that is more urgent, and more resonant, than ever.
'At last, personal politics as national history. In lucid and
WINNER of the prestigious 2020 Ernest Scott Prize for History and shortlisted for the 2020 NSW Premier's Literary Awards Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction, 'The Seventies' uncovers the social movements that emerged during this tumultuous period. It was a decade defined by calls for equal rights, better childcare, and liberation from societal constraints, allowing individuals to reclaim agency over their lives.
Written in a lively and engaging style by Michelle Arrow, this book encapsulates the urgent narratives of feminism, political upheaval, and the personal becoming political. With each turn of the page, readers will find an accurate reflection of how reforms sought during this time helped to reshape Australia's identity and expectations of government.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781742234700
Year: 2019
Publisher: NewSouth Publishing
Description:
WINNER of the 2020 Ernest Scott Prize for History
Shortlisted for the 2020NSW Premier's Literary AwardsDouglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction
Australian Book Review's Books of the Year 2019
(read more here)
In
1970 homosexuality was illegal, God Save
the Queen was our national anthem and women pretended to be married to access
the pill. By the end of the decade conscription was scrapped, tertiary
education was free, access to abortion had improved, the White Australia policy
was abolished and a woman read the news on the ABC for the first time.
The
Seventies was the decade that shaped modern Australia. It was the decade of
'It's Time', stagflation and the Dismissal, a tumultuous period of economic and
political upheaval. But the Seventies was also the era when the personal became
political, when we had a Royal Commission into Human Relationships and when social
movements tore down the boundary between public and private life. Women wanted
childcare, equal pay, protection from violence and agency to shape their own
lives. In the process, the reforms they sought — and achieved, at least in part — reshaped Australia's culture and rewrote our expectations of government.
In
a lively and engaging style, Michelle Arrow has written a new history of this
transformative decade; one that is more urgent, and more resonant, than ever.
'At last, personal politics as national history. In lucid and