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Tien
Interesting way to write history: 4 thematic essays which included some personal views, current events (of the time it was written, anyway) with linkages to origins of the issues under discussion. The issues chosen are serious and dark; refugees, crime, corruption, etc. As always, there is a never ending discussion surrounding these issues. If you are not familiar with the Australian history, you may find the book confusing as there were personages and event that are assumed the readers will kno ...more
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