{"product_id":"the-culture-wars-identity-belonging-and-the-transformation-of-australian-politics-9780522882483","title":"The Culture Wars: Identity, Belonging and the Transformation of Australian Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes it seems as if everything has become a culture war. In this sharp, accessible book Tim Dunlop asks why this is so and what that shift - decades in the making - has done to Australian democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving beyond the idea that culture wars are a mere distraction from 'real' politics, Dunlop argues that disputes over identity, values and belonging have become a driving force of contemporary political life. He shows how these conflicts are not only intensified by political and media systems, but actively weaponised to fragment the electorate and harden social divisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRanging from Federation to the Howard era and into the present, this compelling and original account situates Australia's culture wars within a longer history, while revealing how they are now energised by market economics, media concentration, social media and global political movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an unflinching but hopeful account of how culture wars work, how they damage democratic life and how they might yet be defused.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780522882483\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 13 Oct 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Melbourne University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: Carlton, Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.8(H)x12.8(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eTim Dunlop is a writer and commentator whose work examines how power and technology shape media, institutions and everyday life. The author of five influential books on politics, journalism and the future of work, he also writes the subscription newsletter \u003ci\u003eThe Future of Everything.\u003c\/i\u003e He has taught at university level, including postgraduate courses, and his essays and commentary have appeared across mainstream and independent media in Australia and overseas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Tim Dunlop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50735571239129,"sku":"9780522882483","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9780522882483.jpg?v=1792168836","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/the-culture-wars-identity-belonging-and-the-transformation-of-australian-politics-9780522882483","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}