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In Denial

The Stolen Generations and the Right

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In Denial

By: Robert Manne
Narrated by: Peter Byrne
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In this national bestseller Robert Mane attacks the right-wing campaign against the Bringing them home report that revealed how thousands of Aborigines had been taken from their parents. What was the role of Paddy McGuinness as editor of Quadrant? How reliable was the evidence that led newspaper columnists from Piers Akerman in the Sydney Daily Telegraph to Andrew Bolt in the Melbourne Herald Sun to deny the gravity of the injustice done? In a powerful indictment of past government policies towards the Aborigines, Robert Manne has written a brilliant polemical essay which doubles as a succinct history of how Aborigines were mistreated and an exposure of the ignorance of those who want to deny that history.

©2001 Robert Manne (P)2012 Bolinda Publishing Political Science United States

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"In Denial is not a book of history. It is a political intervention. By holding an influential section of the Right to account-Manne was exercising the kind of responsibility often demanded of public intellectuals." (Raimond Gaita)
"In complex intellectual conflicts, there will always be argument about whether the antagonists are committed to finding the truth or to winning the battle. This essay tells us that Robert Manne is intent on finding the truth." (Morag Fraser)
"In Denial is a work of both the head and the heart. It is carefully researched and powerfully expressed. It needs to be widely read." (The Hon. P.J Keating)
"Robert Manne has made an important contribution to the continuing debate and in doing so has helped launch a new and important venture." (Henry Reynolds)

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Absolutely brilliant

Would you consider the audio edition of Quarterly Essay 1: In Denial to be better than the print version?

Yes. The real emotion of the experiences being discussed came through very clearly in the audio version. Very powerful

Who was your favorite character and why?

Non fiction political essay

What does Robert Manne bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Raw emotion

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

That wouldnt be ok in this instance

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