{"product_id":"legacies-of-violence-rendering-the-unspeakable-past-in-modern-australia-9781785334368","title":"Legacies of Violence: Rendering the Unspeakable","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tWhether in the form of warfare, dispossession, forced migration, or social prejudice, Australia’s sense of nationhood was born from—and continues to be defined by—experiences of violence. \u003cem\u003eLegacies of Violence\u003c\/em\u003e probes this brutal legacy through case studies that range from the colonial frontier to modern domestic spaces, exploring themes of empathy, isolation, and Australians’ imagined place in the world. Moving beyond the primacy that is typically accorded white accounts of violence, contributors place particular emphasis on the experiences of those perceived to be on the social periphery, repositioning them at the center of Australia’s relationship to global events and debates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The contributions to\u003c\/em\u003e Legacies of Violence \u003cem\u003erepresent a compelling effort to use violence as a framework for understanding the interconnectedness of issues like whiteness and the state. This collection makes an important contribution to our historical understanding of Australian history, and to the history of violence, race, gender, and sexuality.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· Gregory Smithers\u003c\/strong\u003e, Virginia Commonwealth University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rendering the Legacies of the Past\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRobert Mason\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Politics of State-Sanctioned Violence in Australia: Racialized Constructions of Nation\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLinda Briskman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: HIDDEN VIOLENCE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Uncovering the Shameful: Sexual Violence on an Australian Colonial Frontier\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLibby Connors\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fighting for Dignity: Migrant Identities in the Workplaces of Northern Australia\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRobert Mason\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Family Trust: On Assimilation, Migration and Concealing Ambivalent Identities\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRuth Longdin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Legacies of the Uyghur Homeland and Uyghur–Australians\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAnna Hayes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: INTIMATE VIOLENCE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Greek Civil War, Child Removal and Traumatic Pasts in Australia\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJoy Damousi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e From Hell to Hope: Postwar Jewish Holocaust Survivor Migration\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSuzanne Rutland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e HIV\/AIDS, Loss and the Australian Gay Community\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRobert Reynolds and Shirleene Robinson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: SANCTIONED VIOLENCE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/strong\u003e The RSL and Post-World War I Returned Soldier Violence in Australia\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMartin Crotty\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/strong\u003e Service Personnel: Australian Experiences of Interculturality and Violence in British India\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRichard Gehrmann\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/strong\u003e Race and Ethnicity in Sex Crimes Trials from 1950s Australia\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAndy Kaladelfos and Lisa Featherstone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Violence of Exclusion: Australia’s Migration Zone Excision and the State of Exception\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eFarida Fozdar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042392375639,"sku":"9781785334368","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781785334368.jpg?v=1750954018","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/legacies-of-violence-rendering-the-unspeakable-past-in-modern-australia-9781785334368","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}