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His writing invites readers to consider the evolving dynamics of activism and social justice in contemporary times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlending critical analysis with poignant memoir, Altman offers insightful reflections on history and self, making his books essential for those interested in \u003cem\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Current Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e and intimate, thoughtful \u003cem\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"51st-state-by-dennis-altman-9781920769987","title":"51st State?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAustralian prime ministers since Harold Holt have all fostered close relationships with the United States, but John Howard has initiated economic and military policies that have bound the two countries even tighter. As a result, many Australians now believe that not only our sovereignty but also our very identity as a nation is under threat, and that we are fast becoming America’s \u003cem\u003e51st state\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf this view is correct, it should be reflected not only in our foreign policy but also in our domestic policies. Indeed, the weakening of social safety nets, the privatisation of areas long seen as government responsibilities, and the signing of the Free Trade Agreement all point to the triumph of US-style neo-liberalism. Yet, as Dennis Altman shows, the story is not so simple.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEven as official rhetoric immerses us ever deeper into the US worldview, the resilience of the Australian social contract is imposing real limits on the application of neo-liberal principles. And, despite his enthusiastic membership of the coalition of the willing, Howard has assiduously cultivated economic and political ties within our region which, as the global balance of power shifts, will become increasingly relevant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this elegant and sophisticated meditation on Australian identity, Altman suggests that the tendency to attribute malign American influence to everything we dislike about the contemporary world is the flipside of seeing the US as the only model worthy of emulation, and serves to conceal the deeper questions we face—namely, how does Australia imagine its future?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46604327059692,"sku":"9781920769987","price":26.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24196783482871.jpg?v=1751417629"},{"product_id":"unrequited-love-by-dennis-altman-9781925835120","title":"Unrequited Love","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Harvey was shot, along with Mayor George Moscone, in 1978, and San Francisco and much of the Castro feels as if not much has changed since he worked the streets to build a gay political machine. Where his camera shop stood there is now a manicure salon, next to the storefront of the Human Rights Campaign Fund, so that if one skews one's view it becomes possible to read their adjoining signs as: \"Hand Jobs are a Human Right\", as indeed they are.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDennis Altman first travelled from Australia to the United States when Lyndon Johnson was President, beginning a long obsession with the US. In the early 1970s, he was involved in New York Gay Liberation; his 1971 study \u003ci\u003eHomosexual: Oppression and Liberation\u003c\/i\u003e, is widely regarded as a classic work in its field. In the 1980s, Altman lived in San Francisco during the onset of the AIDS epidemic. Later, he sat on the Australian National Council on AIDS and international organisations including, as president, the AIDS Society of Asia and the Pacific.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe election of Donald Trump took place while Altman was back in California on one of his frequent visits. In this diarised memoir, moving between Australia, the United States, Europe, and parts of Asia, Gore Vidal, James Baldwin, Susan Sontag, Christopher Isherwood and many others populate a story of a half century of activism, intellectualism, friendship, and conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnrequited Love\u003c\/em\u003e moves from Australia to the United States, across Europe and parts of Asia. Filled with intellectual luminaries such as James Baldwin, Dorothy Porter, Susan Sontag, and Christos Tsiolkas, Altman's life and career has been intense and wide-ranging. The US counterculture of the mid-1960s, amid the early days of Gay Liberation, was the melting pot for his early writing, culminating in his 1971 study \u003ci\u003eHomosexual: Oppression and Liberation\u003c\/i\u003e. From here, his work shifted and expanded with the changing terrain of sexual politics, including the AIDS epidemic, which he witnessed firsthand during his time in New York. \u003cem\u003eUnrequited Love\u003c\/em\u003e, a memoir in diaries, is the work of a hugely influential Australian writer and commentator. - \u003cstrong\u003eSebastian Sharp, \u003ci\u003eAustralian Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'From Lyndon Johnson to Trump, Altman's diary takes us from the early days of AIDS to gay liberation against a backdrop of Australia's strange love for America.' - Gillian Triggs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'An ingenious combining of memoir and analysis, personal reflection and social science.' - Frank Bongiorno\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46846926422252,"sku":"9781925835120","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/18676533482873.jpg?v=1758928750"},{"product_id":"righting-my-world-by-dennis-altman-9781923192515","title":"Righting my World","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA curated collection of writings over the past half-century from the acclaimed professor of politics and gay rights activist.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the publication of his pivotal first book, \u003cem\u003eHomosexual: Oppression and Liberation\u003c\/em\u003e, in 1971, Dennis Altman AO has been a leading voice in gay liberation movements in Australia and beyond. Across a career spanning more than 50 years, Altman has written about gay rights alongside other currents in Australian politics and society, identifying cultural shifts and exploring their impacts, as well as US politics, including under Trump. His books, including \u003cem\u003eHomosexual\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eQueer Wars\u003c\/em\u003e, are being embraced by a new generation of queer theorists worldwide, with editions in multiple languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection of his favourite nonfiction has been ordered chronologically to capture the sense of Australia as it was and as it is, charting the course of a conversation about civil rights and cultural change, while at the same time illuminating the persistence of prejudice. 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