{"product_id":"9781743584804","title":"The Undesirables: Inside Nauru","description":"\u003ci\u003e'How long will we be here?' one man asked.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNobody could answer him. Nobody knew. The intention was clear: this was the No Advantage policy. Take them to a distant island, lock them away, punish them, forget about them. Criminals were given a sentence to serve; these men were not even given that. Lost hope ebbed out of the men in uncontrollable sobs and tears. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQueue jumper, boat person, illegals. Asylum seekers are contentious front-page news but obtaining information about Australia’s regional processing centres is increasingly difficult. We learn only what the government wants us to know.\u003cbr\u003eMark Isaacs worked for the Salvation Army inside the Nauru Detention Centre soon after it re-opened in 2012. He provided humanitarian aid to the men interned in the camp. What he saw there moved him to speak out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Undesirables\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles his time on Nauru detailing daily life and the stories of the men held there; the self-harm, suicide attempts, and riots; the rare moments of joy; the moments of deep despair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark's eyewitness account humanises a political debate usually ruled by misleading rhetoric.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark Isaacs became impassioned by the asylum seeker debate after a visit to Villawood Detention Centre while writing for Oxfam. Months later, in October 2012, Mark was employed by the Salvation Army to work at the regional processing centre in Nauru. While there, Mark established the Recreations program and Oceans program for asylum seekers. He eventually resigned from the Salvation Army in June 2013 and spoke out publicly against the government's No Advantage policy.","brand":"Hardie Grant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47171219816688,"sku":"9781743584804","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781743584804_p0.jpg?v=1763705568","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781743584804","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}