Title More decent obsessions : the small things that tell the big picture / Bernard Salt

Published Carlton, A : Melbourne University Press, 2014 Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, an imprint of Melbourne University Publishing Limited, 2014 ©2014

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Description ix, 182 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm regular print Contents 1. More decent obsessions -- 2. Back then: life before 1970 -- 3. Life stages -- 4. Pretence and delusion -- 5. Matters of observation -- 6. Matters of fairness -- 7. Obsessive behaviour -- 8. Manners, mores and more -- 9. Guilty pleasures -- 10. Tell him he's dreamin' -- 11. Future tense -- 12. Final observations Summary In More Decent Obsessions Australia's most acclaimed social commentator Bernard Salt reflects on themes that engage and reflect the lives and the thinking of everyday people. Based on his weekly columns for The Australian that have been published for more than a decade they are stories powerfully told Analysis Australian Cultural, ethnic & media studies (Australia) Notes Includes index Audience Tertiary/Undergraduate, General Subject Baby boom generation -- Australia -- Attitudes. Generation X -- Australia -- Attitudes. Generation Y -- Australia -- Attitudes. Middle-aged men -- Australia -- Attitudes. SUBJECT Australia -- Social life and customs http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114315 -- Humor. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001253 Australia -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114315 Genre/Form Humor. ISBN 9780522866919

Other Titles Small things that tell the big picture

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