Words Or Blows: Racial Attitudes In Australia
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At the crossroads of justice and prejudice, Lorna Lippmann's Words or Blows: Racial Attitudes in Australia presents a searing and unflinching examination of the racial tensions embedded within Australian society, chronicling the lived experiences of Indigenous Australians and other minority groups who have long navigated a landscape defined by discrimination, systemic inequality, and social exclusion. Drawing on sociological research, historical evidence, and personal testimony, Lippmann constructs a compelling case study of how racial attitudes manifest — from subtle verbal prejudice to overt acts of violence — laying bare the mechanisms by which racism is perpetuated across generations and institutions. A landmark work in Australian social history, Words or Blows argues that prejudice is not merely an individual failing but a structural and cultural phenomenon deeply woven into the national fabric. Lippmann writes with both scholarly rigour and moral clarity, making the work as accessible as it is authoritative. First published in the 1970s as a Pelican Original — a imprint renowned for bringing serious intellectual discourse to a broad readership — this volume remains a powerful reminder that the struggle for racial equality is as much a battle of language and ideology as it is of law and policy. Will Australia choose words of dignity, or continue to inflict blows?
Author: Lorna Lippmann
Format: Paperback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the crossroads of justice and prejudice, Lorna Lippmann's Words or Blows: Racial Attitudes in Australia presents a searing and unflinching examination of the racial tensions embedded within Australian society, chronicling the lived experiences of Indigenous Australians and other minority groups who have long navigated a landscape defined by discrimination, systemic inequality, and social exclusion. Drawing on sociological research, historical evidence, and personal testimony, Lippmann constructs a compelling case study of how racial attitudes manifest — from subtle verbal prejudice to overt acts of violence — laying bare the mechanisms by which racism is perpetuated across generations and institutions. A landmark work in Australian social history, Words or Blows argues that prejudice is not merely an individual failing but a structural and cultural phenomenon deeply woven into the national fabric. Lippmann writes with both scholarly rigour and moral clarity, making the work as accessible as it is authoritative. First published in the 1970s as a Pelican Original — a imprint renowned for bringing serious intellectual discourse to a broad readership — this volume remains a powerful reminder that the struggle for racial equality is as much a battle of language and ideology as it is of law and policy. Will Australia choose words of dignity, or continue to inflict blows?