The Book Cellar :: Just Tassie Books :: An Activist Life

An Activist Life - Christine Milne autobiography

		(0 reviews)

An Activist Life is the story of an apparently ordinary woman - a high-school English teacher from northwest Tasmania - who became a fiery environmental warrior, pitted against some of the most powerful business and political forces in the country.

In it, Christine Milne tells her story through the objects that have symbolic meaning in both her personal and political life, from the butter pats in her kitchen that represent her journey from farm girl at Wesley Vale to environmental and human rights activist at the national and global level, to the Pride t-shirt she wore walking in Mardi Gras next to her son, after years of fighting for the legal reform of gay rights in Tasmania. She describes how politics actually works- the deals, the promises kept and broken, the horse-trading and treachery involved in some of the most controversial and difficult issues of our time, including the attempts to forge a workable and effective climate change policy for Australia, and our treatment of refugees and asylum seekers.

This is a fascinating insider's account of what it means to be a woman in politics- the sacrifices of family life and relationships, the relentless misogyny and sexism that must be endured, the gritty conviction that you must never, ever give up the pursuit of the greater good. It is the story of Australian politics and the fight to save the world, and essential reading for anyone who cares about either.

Published: 2017
Format: softcover
Pages: 343
Illustrations: black and white
Indexed

SKU SKU18464

Quantity in stock 1 item(s) available

Weight 0.50 kg

Author Christine Milne

ISBN 9780702259814

Our price: AUD 32.95
including GST 10.00 % ( AUD 3.00 )

Click here to be notified of price drops of this item

Quantity (1 available)

Ask a question about this product


The Tasmanian Exhibition, Launceston	Built by Seabrook	Tasmap Tasmania North West 1:250 000 map
AUD 65.00	AUD 55.00	AUD 9.96


Blue Water Classics - Portraits of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race	Those That Survive - Tasmania's Vintage and Veteran Recreational Vessels	In the Wake of Bass and Flinders
AUD 59.99	AUD 79.99	AUD 45.00


Edith May 1895-1974	The Last Ladies	Timeless Tasmania
AUD 10.00	AUD 45.00	AUD 65.00

An Activist Life - Christine Milne autobiography

Cart is empty

New Arrivals

Special

An Activist Life - Christine Milne autobiography

Categories

Cart is empty

New Arrivals

Special