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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 08, 1966
Page
3
A historical critique of the Ottoman harem from 16th to 19th century power dynamics. The piece reviews Penzer's 1936 study of seraglio life, noting sultans' private courts, political intrigue, cruelty, and the eventual decline tied to the harem system, with commentary on misperceptions and wartime-era banter.
Penguin Books and Angus and Robertson announce The Lucky Country by Donald Horne in a revised second edition with new sections on women migrants the underprivileged wowsers and Catholics plus expanded analysis of the Age of Menzies. The Lucky Country is selling well overseas. A History of the Crusades volumes one to three are praised as a landmark history from Cambridge and Penguin Books.
The piece praises a biography by Fitzgivbon for its thoroughness and patterns in Dylan Thomas’s life. It notes detailed Welsh background, family ties, and the tensions between economic pressures and artistry shaping the poet’s development.
A critical review of Gavin White’s The Parliament of a Thousand Tribes which blends history and contemporary opinion. The author analyzes the work’s portrayal of colonial policy in New Guinea, Murray’s role, and the shift toward disengagement amid political change, with commentary on White’s historical framing and prose.
A review of Big Red by Leslie Haylen, first in a planned trilogy. The piece compares the book’s Irish Australian youth tale to a political and biographical context, noting its strong characters yet critique of shallow philosophy. It references Haylen’s long Labor career and the broader trilogy’s stakes in Canberra politics.
A fragmented clipping discusses China coverage and editorial debate led by journalists Linda Revi and Colin Raden. It notes influences from government, labor, and political shifts, with references to Australia Pacific nations, journalism techniques, and evolving press standards.
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