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    Unrequited Love

    Dennis Altman

    In this diarised memoir, moving between Australia, the United States, Europe and parts of Asia, Gore Vidal, James Baldwin, Susan Sontag, Christopher Isherwood and many others people a story of…

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    Death in the Sauna

    Dennis Altman

    On the eve of a major international AIDS Conference in London, the Conference chair is found dead in suspicious circumstances. Tracking down how he died reveals layers of deception, rivalry…

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    51st State?

    Dennis Altman

    Poses the question: are Australian politics being Americanised? While Australian prime ministers, since Harold Holt, have desired close relationships with the White House, John Howard has initiated economic, geo-political, and…

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    God Save the Queen: The Strange Persistence of Monarchies

    Dennis Altman

    An avowed republican investigates the unexpected durability and potential benefits of constitutional monarchies.

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    The End of the Homo Sexual?

    Dennis Altman

    From the author of the groundbreaking 1971 classic Homosexual: Oppression and Liberation comes a new work reflecting on all that has changed in homosexual politics over the past four decades.

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    God Save the Queen: The Strange Persistence of Monarchies

    Dennis Altman

    In the twentieth century, many European monarchies collapsed, but others are still going strong today–including the British Royal Family, who have weathered their fair share of scandals.

    When he was…

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    Unrequited Love: Diary of an Accidental Activist

    Dennis Altman

    Harvey was shot, along with Mayor George Moscone, in 1978, and San Francisco and much of the Castro feels as if not much has changed since he worked the streets…

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    The End of the Homosexual?

    Dennis Altman

    From the author of the groundbreaking 1971 classic Homosexual: Oppression and Liberation comes a new work reflecting on all that has changed over the past four decades. In The End…

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    God Save The Queen: the strange persistence of monarchies

    Dennis Altman

    An avowed republican investigates the unexpected durability and potential benefits of constitutional monarchies.

    When he was deposed in Egypt in 1952, King Farouk predicted that there would be five monarchs…

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    Power & Community

    Dennis Altman

    Much emphasis is placed on direct care and services to people infected with AIDS and for those affected by this disease. This book focuses on the mobilization of community-based organizations…

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    Power and Community: Organizational and Cultural Responses to AIDS

    Dennis Altman

    This book provides a global overview of the role of the community sector, examining in detail the origins and activities of community organizations in Europe, the Americas, Africa, South Asia…

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    Global Sex

    Dennis Altman

    Global sex is the first major work to take on the globalization of sexuality, examining the ways in which desire and pleasure - as well as ideas about gender, political…

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    Global Sex

    Dennis Altman

    This volume tackles the issues of globalization and sexuality. Looking at how pleasures of the body are framed, shaped and commercialized in the new global economy, the book explores the…

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    Gore Vidal: Writing America

    Dennis Altman

    * A major new examination of the ways in which Vidal’s writings on history, politics, sex and religion throw into focus our understandings of the United States. * Ranges widely…

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    Gore Vidal: Writing America

    Dennis Altman

    * A major new examination of the ways in which Vidal’s writings on history, politics, sex and religion throw into focus our understandings of the United States. * Ranges widely…

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    Homosexual: Oppression and Liberation

    Dennis Altman

    Originally published: New York: Outerbridge & Dienstrfrey,1971.

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    Thinking Politically about HIV

    This edited volume explores the unique political history of the AIDS response from a number of different perspectives. In so doing, it provides invaluable insights to guide engagement as the…

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    How to Vote Progressive in Australia: Labor or Green?

    Red or Green? Traditionally, Australian progressives have supported the Australian Labor Party; increasingly, The Greens appeal. What are the key differences between the parties? Is greater collaboration .

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    Queer Wars

    Dennis Altman,Jonathan Symons

    The claim that ‘LGBT rights are human rights’ encounters fierce opposition in many parts of the world, as governments and religious leaders have used resistance to ‘LGBT rights’ to cast…

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    Queer Wars

    Dennis Altman,Jonathan Symons

    The claim that ‘LGBT rights are human rights’ encounters fierce opposition in many parts of the world, as governments and religious leaders have used resistance to ‘LGBT rights’ to cast…

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    The First Liberal: A Secular Look at Jesus’ Socio-Political Ideas and How They Became the Basis of Modern Liberalism

    Dennis Martin Altman

    “Altman has picked up on things that a good portion of the population has not yet discovered . "The First Liberal "is a timely book, and one I think will…

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    Why Human Security Matters: Rethinking Australian foreign policy

    Threats to Australian security today are more likely to come from climate change or international criminal networks than in the form of a military attack. Why Human Security Matters sets…

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    Imperfect Memories

    Dennis Altman, John Bailey, Kavita Bedford, Kerrie Clarke, Kate Cole-Adams, Jeanne Daly, Rosalie Ham, Christopher Houston, Marcia Jacobs

    IMPERFECT MEMORIES EXPLORES THE RELIEF OF STORYTELLING, DELVING DEEP INTO WORKS BUILT FROM REMINISCENCE AND DISCONNECTION, HUMOUR, STRENGTH AND LOVE...
    For many, telling stories is a means of survival, of…

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    The Useless Mouths and Other Literacy Writings

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    A landmark collection of Beauvoir’s literary writings

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