Fear and Politics by Lawrence Carmen (Paperback, 2006)

 

'The survival of our democracies depends not on our capacity to hit back at the terrorists, but on our capacity to think for ourselves.'

To talk of Australians and fear in the one breath might seem a contradiction. The defining element of our vision of ourselves is of a resilient and fearless bunch of iconoclasts who could never be stampeded into frightened submission.

But Dr Carmen Lawrence argues that fear has been a crucial factor in shaping Australian public policy in recent years, and in Fear and Politics she charts its consequences on the Australian body politic. She discusses how xenophobia has shaped policies toward refugees, indigenous Australians, and Islamic fundamentalists, and examines the effects of being constantly warned about the risk of terrorism. She also looks at the sustained campaigns on law and order, and the exaggerated anxieties people w have of the risks of assault, murder, child abuse, and robbery.

 

Paperback, no ill., 136pp.

 

Condition: VG used - VG covers, good binding and clean unmarked pages. Written inscription inside front (possibly the author's?).

ISBN: 1920769870

 

Published:  2006

 

Weight: 160 gms

 

Size: 22 x 15 cms.

 

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