{"product_id":"reds-under-the-bed-michael-komesaroff-9781925272987","title":"Reds Under the Bed: ASIO and an Unusual Bunch of Suspects","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho were the Reds under the bed? Why did ASIO snoop on several members of this migrant family struggling to set up a new life in Australia?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eASIO maintained a vast library of files on half a million citizens, most of whom were never a threat to Australia's security. Through meticulous research, Michael Komesaroff has been able to sift through a multitude of records which were kept on his family, and discover why. This is not only an account of one family's activities, but more broadly, a history of the widespread fear of the presence and influence of communist sympathisers in Australia in the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cem\u003eA well researched and absorbing record of a respected family, highlighting its pursuit by ASIO. A great read\u003c\/em\u003e.' - Bernard Rechter, former director of the Monash University Centre for Jewish Civilisation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cem\u003eMichael Komesaroff's painstakingly researched but entertainingly written book dives deeply into two intriguing worlds - that of his Lithuanian\/Ukranian Jewish migrant family, and that of the intelligence bureaucracy that conducted substantial surveillance on a generation of family members. Its focus illuminates - more clearly than many encyclopaedic accounts of the secret world - the dangers of mistaking dissent for disloyalty.\u003c\/em\u003e' - Rowan Callick, author of \u003cem\u003eParty Time: Who Runs China, and How\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Komesaroff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1925272982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781925272987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hybrid Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.47d","brand":"Michael Komesaroff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440130142463,"sku":"9781925272987","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_71dbaebd-f68a-4d39-abb8-46533bd51aa6.jpg?v=1777180432","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reds-under-the-bed-michael-komesaroff-9781925272987","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}