Silence Kills: Events Leading Up To The Vietnam Moratorium On 8 May
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
At the height of Australia's most turbulent political era, Silence Kills delivers a searing and urgent chronicle of the events that ignited one of the nation's largest-ever public demonstrations — the Vietnam Moratorium of 8 May 1970. Written by Jim Cairns, the prominent Labor politician and leading anti-war activist who stood at the very heart of the movement, the book presents a compelling account of the grassroots mobilisation, political defiance, and moral outrage that drove hundreds of thousands of Australians into the streets to demand an end to their country's involvement in the Vietnam War. Cairns documents the mounting public opposition to conscription and military escalation, illustrating how ordinary citizens, students, and trade unionists united under a common cause that transcended partisan lines. A vital piece of Australian political history, Silence Kills argues with passionate conviction that democratic dissent is not merely a right but a civic duty, and that the silence of the complacent is itself a form of complicity. Cairns writes with the authority of a man deeply embedded in the struggle, blending personal testimony with political analysis in a style that is both impassioned and rigorously grounded. The book stands as a remarkable primary document of the anti-Vietnam War movement in Australia — and a haunting reminder that history reserves its harshest judgements for those who chose to look away.
Author: J.F. Cairns
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
At the height of Australia's most turbulent political era, Silence Kills delivers a searing and urgent chronicle of the events that ignited one of the nation's largest-ever public demonstrations — the Vietnam Moratorium of 8 May 1970. Written by Jim Cairns, the prominent Labor politician and leading anti-war activist who stood at the very heart of the movement, the book presents a compelling account of the grassroots mobilisation, political defiance, and moral outrage that drove hundreds of thousands of Australians into the streets to demand an end to their country's involvement in the Vietnam War. Cairns documents the mounting public opposition to conscription and military escalation, illustrating how ordinary citizens, students, and trade unionists united under a common cause that transcended partisan lines. A vital piece of Australian political history, Silence Kills argues with passionate conviction that democratic dissent is not merely a right but a civic duty, and that the silence of the complacent is itself a form of complicity. Cairns writes with the authority of a man deeply embedded in the struggle, blending personal testimony with political analysis in a style that is both impassioned and rigorously grounded. The book stands as a remarkable primary document of the anti-Vietnam War movement in Australia — and a haunting reminder that history reserves its harshest judgements for those who chose to look away.