{"title":"Michelle Arrow","description":"\u003cp\u003eMichelle Arrow is a distinguished Australian historian and author renowned for her insightful explorations into cultural and political transformations. Her works delve into pivotal epochs and themes that have shaped modern society, making her a significant voice in the realms of history and cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArrow's book, \u003cem\u003ePersonal Politics\u003c\/em\u003e, offers a compelling examination of social movements, highlighting how individual and collective actions have helped sculpt political landscapes. Her illuminating narrative unpacks the intricate dialogues between personal experiences and broader social changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Seventies\u003c\/em\u003e, Arrow takes readers on a journey through one of the most dynamic decades, blending topics from pop culture to political upheavals. Her ability to weave together various threads of history makes her works not only educational but also deeply engaging for readers interested in the Science \u0026amp; Nature and History \u0026amp; Military genres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMichelle Arrow's contributions provide a broader understanding of historical contexts, making her collection a valuable addition to any bookshelf for those seeking to explore the nuances of societal evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-seventies-by-michelle-arrow-9781742234700","title":"The Seventies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER of the 2020 Ernest Scott Prize for History\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the 2020 NSW Premier's Literary Awards Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAustralian Book Review's\u003c\/em\u003e Books of the Year 2019 (read more here)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1970 homosexuality was illegal, \u003cem\u003eGod Save the Queen\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Seventies\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'At last, personal politics as national history. In lucid and nimble prose, Michelle Arrow demonstrates that - in the 1970s at least - it was about the relationships, stupid. A revelation.' - Clare Wright\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46850382823660,"sku":"9781742234700","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8248683482808.jpg?v=1759086415"},{"product_id":"personal-politics-by-michelle-arrow-9781922979605","title":"Personal Politics","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe achievement of marriage equality in Australia in 2017 was hailed by many as the crowning event of a fifty-year story of hard work by activists, which began with campaigns to decriminalise sex between men in the early 1970s. In that same five decades, feminist activism, including campaigns for abortion rights, the reform of family law, and forms of welfare to support survivors of domestic violence, has similarly remade the rights and entitlements of Australian women.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut has that story been one of continual progress and success? And who has been excluded from the privileges of Australian citizenship in the process?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePersonal Politics\u003c\/i\u003e brings together, for the first time, the voices and campaigns of a diverse set of activists who employed ideas about gender and sexuality to remake modern Australia. Beginning in the pivotal decade of the '70s in which the 'personal became political', this book critically examines the wins and losses of these new ways of imagining citizenship and provides a revised political history of the past fifty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a story populated and propelled by outraged feminists, radical homosexuals, angry fathers, maligned stay-at-home mothers, distressed trans kids, happy lesbian and gay couples, and even a few from the local Men's Shed. These are the issues and identities that now dominate our public life: how and why did they emerge and what kind of political life have they produced?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854744080620,"sku":"9781922979605","price":42.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/bf92b7235045067b5f6d457c94878bd1.jpg?v=1759265545"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/michelle-arrow.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}