{"product_id":"2026770001057-secondhand-the-deep-north","title":"The Deep North","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this sharp, uncompromising, and historically vital political treatise, philosopher and future politician Deane Wells delivers The Deep North, a landmark critical analysis of the controversial premiership of Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen. Writing at the height of the Bjelke-Petersen regime, Wells strips away the populist, folksy veneer of the Queensland government to expose a systematic dismantling of civil liberties, parliamentary conventions, and democratic checks and balances. The narrative serves as a rigorous philosophical and structural critique, famously arguing that the state's political climate had devolved into a unique brand of regional authoritarianism.\n\nThe Deep North stands as an essential primary reference text for political scientists, modern Australian historians, and collectors of vintage political counterculture literature. Wells masterfully balances academic theory with the raw realities of late-1970s street marches, police powers, and institutional gerrymandering. Released by the iconic independent publisher Outback Press, this scarce 1979 hardback features its original, minimalist typographic dust jacket. It remains a gripping, cautionary cornerstone volume for understanding the socio-political fractures that defined Queensland's mid-to-late 20th-century landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48826077446363,"sku":"2026770001057-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/69154898-3dd4-4dc6-a468-8e41990e3ceb.png?v=1780312161","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026770001057-secondhand-the-deep-north","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}