Melbourne's radical bookshops: History, people, appreciation

by John Sendy

151 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1983

Reviews

[Liz · Rating 4 out of 5]

the topic is so specific that this will be of interest to very few people. but that's exactly why I like it so much -- I have a keen interest in Melbourne's radical bookshops and had no expectation of ever being able to read a book on just that. It's not a rip-roaring read, it doesn't really draw any larger political points out of an analysis of its limited purview, it's not complete, it's basically just "and then this happened and this happened because of this". It's very short, very accessible, very simple, generally fair to all parties, and kind of sweetly earnest.

[Danielle Morgan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've learnt more about early 20th century Australian politics and radical movements in 150 odd pages than I ever did in the entirety of my time in both the public and private education systems. Rather drives in the authors point at the end really.