{"product_id":"9780994479112","title":"Terror in Australia: Workers' Paradise Lost","description":"Terror in Australia: Workers' Paradise Lost, by veteran journalist John Stapleton, is a beautifully written snapshot of a pivotal turning point in the history of the so-called Lucky Country.\u003cp\u003eThis book is a sidewinding missile into the heart of Australian hypocrisy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2015 there were well attended Reclaim Australia demonstrations in every major capital city, all protesting what the demonstrators saw as the growing Islamisation of Australia, along with countering anti-racism demonstrations. There were frequent violent clashes, hundreds of police were forced to form lines separating the demonstrators in Sydney and Melbourne, there were a significant number of arrests and injuries, and dozens of people were treated for the effects of capsicum spray. The terror alert was at its highest level ever, the country was engaged in an unpopular and discredited war in Iraq and Syria, and relations between the government and an increasingly radicalised Muslim minority had broken down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the billions being spent on national security, authorities believed another terrorist attack was inevitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA demoralised population, saddled with a history of grotesque overregulation, turned inwards, increasingly questioning the failed social creeds of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the streets once vibrant entertainment districts were desolate, while closed and shuttered shops became a characteristic of many suburbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn optimistic, freedom loving country with an irreverent, larrikin culture and a wildly optimistic view of its place in the world lost faith in its own story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWell documented, switching through multiple points of view, Terror in Australia: Workers' Paradise Lost is a sometimes frightening, sometimes intensely lyrical step inside a democracy in serious trouble.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ebookit.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47036103459056,"sku":"9780994479112","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780994479112_p0.jpg?v=1763900503","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780994479112","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}