Tag: Progressive books
Behind settler colonial NZ’s paranoia about dissident ‘persons of interest’
COMMENTARY: By Robert Reid
The Enemy Within, by Maire Leadbeater is many things. It is:
• A family history
• A social history
• A history of the...
A tribute to a Pacific visionary – remembering Epeli Hau’ofa
By Aisha Azeemah in Suva
With the lights on one of his sneakers blinking as he ran through the gallery, a little boy looked up...
Gallery: Peace campaigners and nuclear-free advocates celebrate Peacemonger
Asia Pacific Report
Peace campaigners, activists and Nuclear-Free and Independent Pacific stalwarts were among those who gathered in Auckland this evening to celebrate publication of...
Memories from Sweden of the dedicated peace researcher Owen Wilkes
Peacemonger, the new book published last month to celebrate the life and work of peace researcher and activist Owen Wilkes (1940-2005), is being launched...
Peacemonger – a tribute to peace researcher Owen Wilkes out soon
Raekaihau Press
Owen Wilkes (1940–2005) was known throughout the Pacific and across the world as an outstanding researcher on peace and disarmament.
His work:
• exposed plans...
A new book argues Julian Assange is being tortured. Will Australia’s...
REVIEW: By Matthew Ricketson, Deakin University
It is easy to forget why Julian Assange has been on trial in England for, well, seemingly forever.
Didn’t he...
‘I’m not afraid of terrorism. I’m afraid of being accused of...
ANALYSIS: By Randa Abdel Fattah, Macquarie University
Those born after 2001 have only known a world “at war on terror”.
This means a generation growing up...
Former USP academic and author of Fiji coup books Robbie Robertson...
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
Retired politics professor and historian Robert "Robbie" Robertson, 69, co-author of the book Shattered Coups about the 1987 coups led by...
Locke invested with NZ Order of Merit for his human rights...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The Governor-General, Dame Patsy Reddy, this week invested social justice advocate and former Green Party MP Keith Locke as a Member...