{"product_id":"australia-reimagined-hugh-mackay-9781743534823","title":"Australia Reimagined: Towards a More Compassionate, Less Anxious Society","description":"\u003cb\u003e'When it comes to our future, misplaced optimism is as dangerous as blind faith. What is needed is the courage to face the way things are, and the wisdom and imagination to work out how to make things better.'\u003c\/b\u003eAustralia's unprecedented run of economic growth has failed to deliver a more stable or harmonious society. Individualism is rampant. Income inequality is growing. Public education is under-resourced. The gender revolution is stalling. We no longer trust our major institutions or our political leaders. We are more socially fragmented, more anxious, more depressed, more overweight, more medicated, deeper in debt and increasingly addicted - whether to our digital devices, drugs, pornography or 'stuff'. Yet esteemed social researcher Hugh Mackay remains optimistic. Twenty-five years ago, he revolutionised Australian social analysis with the publication of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eReinventing Australia\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eNow he takes another unflinching look at us and offers some compelling proposals for a more compassionate and socially cohesive Australia. You might not agree with everything he suggests, but you'll find it hard to get some of his ideas out of your head.Argued with intelligence and passion, this book is essential reading for everyone who loves Australia enough to want to make it a better place for us all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hugh MacKay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1743534825\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781743534823\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MacMillan Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Hugh MacKay","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46571116265727,"sku":"9781743534823","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_90d684dc-e2b1-474c-8027-4ffe15427ef7.jpg?v=1738807284","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/australia-reimagined-hugh-mackay-9781743534823","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}