Trouble
On Trial in Central Australia
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Discrimination & Race Relations, Political Science, Government
| Author: | Kieran Finnane | ISBN: | 9780702257186 |
| Publisher: | University of Queensland Press | Publication: | May 25, 2016 |
| Imprint: | University of Queensland Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kieran Finnane |
| ISBN: | 9780702257186 |
| Publisher: | University of Queensland Press |
| Publication: | May 25, 2016 |
| Imprint: | University of Queensland Press |
| Language: | English |
What is going on in the often troubled town of Alice Springs? Trouble goes into the ordered environment of the courtroom to lay out in detail some of the dark disorder in the town's recent history. Men kill their wives, kill one another in seeming senseless acts of revenge, families feud, women join the violence, children watch and learn from the sidelines. Journalist Kieran Finnane follows the stories through witness accounts, recognizing the horror and tragedy of violent events, and the guilt or innocence of perpetrators. She draws on a 25-year practice of journalism in Alice Springs, as well as experience of its everyday life, to add fine grain to the portrait of a town and region being painfully remade.
What is going on in the often troubled town of Alice Springs? Trouble goes into the ordered environment of the courtroom to lay out in detail some of the dark disorder in the town's recent history. Men kill their wives, kill one another in seeming senseless acts of revenge, families feud, women join the violence, children watch and learn from the sidelines. Journalist Kieran Finnane follows the stories through witness accounts, recognizing the horror and tragedy of violent events, and the guilt or innocence of perpetrators. She draws on a 25-year practice of journalism in Alice Springs, as well as experience of its everyday life, to add fine grain to the portrait of a town and region being painfully remade.
