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Orphans of the Living
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Orphans of the Living
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Joanna Penglase
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:384 | Dimensions(mm): Height 200,Width 130 |
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Category/Genre | Australia, New Zealand & Pacific history |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781920731663
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Classifications | Dewey:362.73 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Fremantle Press
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Imprint |
Fremantle Press
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Publication Date |
7 January 2008 |
Publication Country |
Australia
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Description
In August 2004, Parliamentary senators wept as they presented Forgotten Australians, the report from the Senate Inquiry into the treatment of children in care. Half a million children grew up in 'care' in twentieth-century Australia, and most often these children lived with daily brutal physical and emotional abuse in the sterile environment of an institution.In Orphans of the Living, drawing from interviews, submissions to the Senate Inquiry, and her own experience, Joanna Penglase describes, for the first time, the experience from the perspective of the survivors. With tenderness, compassion and intellect, Penglase begins to unravel the seemingly inexplicable- how and why did this happen? She looks not only at the profound personal costs to these children, but the huge social and economic costs of these past policies.
Author Biography
Authors Bio, not available
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