What do we want?, the story of protest in Australia, Clive Hamilton ; foreword by Germaine Greer
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What do we want?, the story of protest in Australia, Clive Hamilton ; foreword by Germaine Greer
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-195) and index
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federal national government publication
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index present
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non fiction
Main title
What do we want?
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bibliography
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Clive Hamilton ; foreword by Germaine Greer
Sub title
the story of protest in Australia
Summary
In What Do We Want! Clive Hamilton explores the colourful, enthralling and stirring forms of protest used in the big social movements that define modern Australia. He includes dedicated chapters on the peace movement, women's liberation, Indigenous rights, gay rights and the environmental movement, and examines how these movements have confronted the ugliness in Australian society and caused epoch defining shifts in social attitudes. He describes protests with scores of thousands marching or sitting down in the streets of capital cities; colourful camps of a handful of protesters in Australia's forests, singing at bulldozers and blocking paths; acts of bravery by individuals using technology to disrupt stock markets or coming out on television; as well as vigils, leafleting, street theatre, occupations and myriad other creative forms of protest. Hamilton shows that progress occurs because a few individuals begin to demand change
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Story of protest in Australia
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- Protest movements -- Australia -- History
- Civil rights -- Australia
- Demonstrations -- Australia
- Indigenous peoples + Civil rights -- Australia
- Green movement + Green movement -- Australia
- Gay rights -- Australia
- Women's rights -- Australia
- Human rights -- Australia
- Civil rights movements -- Australia
- Feminism -- Australia
- Nonfiction
- Civil rights demonstrations -- Australia
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Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor1
- Creator1
- Subject12
- Protest movements -- Australia -- History
- Civil rights -- Australia
- Demonstrations -- Australia
- Indigenous peoples + Civil rights -- Australia
- Green movement + Green movement -- Australia
- Gay rights -- Australia
- Women's rights -- Australia
- Human rights -- Australia
- Civil rights movements -- Australia
- Feminism -- Australia
- Nonfiction
- Civil rights demonstrations -- Australia
- Content2
- Author1
- writerofforeword1