The Protest Years: The Official History of ASIO, 1963-1975 - Hardcover
Book 2 of 3: OFFICIAL HISTORY OF ASIO
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In 1963, Robert Menzies had been in office for 13 years, Australians had entered the war against communism in Vietnam, and change was in the air. With its focus on exposing Soviet spies and communist collaborators, ASIO struggled to adjust to a society no longer willing to unquestioningly accept authority. This was the period of protests against the Vietnam War, and the rise of the women’s liberation movement, Aboriginal land rights, and student activism. ASIO was concerned that the new freedoms being so stridently demanded would open the floodgates to revolution, and was slow to recognize the decline of the Communist Party of Australia and the rise of the more radical New Left. With unrestricted access to ASIO’s internal files, and extensive interviews with former government officials, The Protest Years tells the inside story of Australia’s domestic intelligence organization during the turbulent period from the end of the Menzies era to the end of the Whitlam government. For the first time, the truth about ASIO and CIA involvement in the demise of the Whitlam government is revealed, also the impact of the raid on ASIO headquarters in Melbourne by Attorney-General Lionel Murphy, and Australia’s intelligence activities in Papua New Guinea. The Protest Years is the second of three volumes of The Official History of ASIO.
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John Blaxland is a Senior Fellow at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University who writes about military history, intelligence, security, and Asia-Pacific affairs. He is a former Director of Joint Intelligence Operations at Headquarters Joint Operations Command, the editor of East Timor Intervention, and the author of The Australian Army from Whitlam to Howard and Strategic Cousins.
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Hardcover in Dustjacket. Condition: FINE! AUSTRALIANA - By 1963, Robert Menzies had been prime minister for thirteen years, Australia had its first troops in Vietnam, and change was in the air. There would soon be street protests over women's rights, Aboriginal land rights and the Vietnam War, and unprecedented student activism. With the Cold War lingering, ASIO was concerned that protests were being orchestrated to foment revolution.The Protest Years tells the inside story of Australia's domestic intelligence organisation from the last of the Menzies years to the dismissal of the Whitlam government. With unrestricted access to ASIO's internal files, and extensive interviews with insiders, for the first time the circumstances surrounding the alleged role of ASIO in the demise of the Whitlam government are revealed, and the question of the CIA's involvement in Australia is explored. The extraordinary background to the raid on ASIO headquarters in Melbourne by Attorney-General Lionel Murphy, and Australia's efforts at countering Soviet bloc espionage, as well as the sensitive intelligence activities in South Vietnam, are exposed.This is a ground-breaking political and social history of some of Australia's most turbulent years as seen through the secret prism of ASIO. .The Protest Years is the second of three volumes of The Official History of ASIO. Includes bibliographical references (pages 466-472) and index. First Edition. xxv, 565 pages, 32 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations, portraits, photographs ; 25 cm. #150725 Politics and Government - Political action - Activism Politics and Government - Political action - Indigenous embassies and political missions - Tent Embassy, Parliament House, Canberra Australian Security Intelligence Organization -- History Subversive activities -- Australia Espionage -- Australia -- History Espionage, Soviet -- Australia Intelligence service -- Australia -- History Secret service -- Australia -- History Internal security -- Australia -- History National security -- Australia Australia -- History -- 20th century Australia -- Politics and government -- 1965-1972 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Seller Inventory # 91762
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