Cirrus@Austlit

'This is a fine collection of essays. Each has something to offer the reader: historical knowledge, an entertaining story, inspiration to act. Jenny Hocking calls it ‘Political history at its best’ (ii), and it is hard to disagree – though perhaps it should be ‘histories’. Hocking describes the collection as ‘superbly curated’ by Michelle Arrow, rather than edited. And, indeed, the experience of reading this book is rather like walking through an exhibition of objects, brought together but inherently separate.' (Introduction)