| Quarterly Essay 65 The White Queen: One Nation and the Politics of Race Contributor(s): Marr, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1863959076 ISBN-13: 9781863959070 Publisher: Quarterly Essay OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - Australian & Oceanian - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties |
| Series: Quarterly Essay |
| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.54 lbs) 146 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Australian |
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| Publisher Description: Most Australians despise what Pauline Hanson stands for, yet politics in this country is now orbiting around One Nation. In this timely Quarterly Essay, David Marr looks at Australia's politics of fear, resentment and race. Who votes One Nation, and why? How much of this is due to inequality? How much to racism? How should the major parties respond to anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim voices? What damage do Australia's new entrepreneurs of hate inflict on the nation? Written with drama and wit, this is a ground-breaking look at politics and prejudice by one of Australia's best writers. "This woman went to prison, danced the cha-cha on national television for a couple of years, and failed so often at the ballot box she became a running joke. But the truth is she never left us. She was always knocking on the door. Most of those defeats at the polls were close-run things. For twenty years political leaders appeased Hanson's followers while working to keep her out of office. The first strategy tainted Australian politics. The second eventually failed. So she's with us again - the Kabuki make-up, that mop of red hair and the voice telling us what we already know: 'I'm fed up.'" --David Marr |