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'In early 1965 at age thirteen, Mark Aarons came under the 'adverse notice' of ASIO, which opened volume one of his nine-volume security file. Mark was following in the footsteps of his father, Laurie Aarons, whose 85-volume file commenced in the early 1930s when he was fourteen.
'For four generations the Aarons family were "subversive revolutionaries", avowed communists who challenged the established constitutional order.
'Having obtained access to his family's ASIO files - the largest collection in the nation's history - Mark Aarons combines their meticulous chronicles with his family's own accounts to tell a political tale of revolution and dissent, idealism and intrigue. It is also an intimate story of life under surveillance, a reflection on communism and its legacy, and on what it was to be a radical in Australia in eventful times.' (From the publisher's website.)
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Works about this Work
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Red Confession with a Twist
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , September vol. 54 no. 9 2010; (p. 16-17) -
The Royal Family of Australian Communism
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , September vol. 54 no. 9 2010; (p. 12-15) -
False Promise
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 324 2010; (p. 25-26)
— Review of The Family File 2010 single work autobiography -
The Secret Life of Us
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 August 2010; (p. 27)
— Review of The Family File 2010 single work autobiography -
Security, Communism and One Family's Very Thick File
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24-25 July 2010; (p. 30-31)
— Review of The Family File 2010 single work autobiography
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Security, Communism and One Family's Very Thick File
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24-25 July 2010; (p. 30-31)
— Review of The Family File 2010 single work autobiography -
The Secret Life of Us
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 August 2010; (p. 27)
— Review of The Family File 2010 single work autobiography -
False Promise
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 324 2010; (p. 25-26)
— Review of The Family File 2010 single work autobiography -
The Royal Family of Australian Communism
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , September vol. 54 no. 9 2010; (p. 12-15) -
Red Confession with a Twist
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , September vol. 54 no. 9 2010; (p. 16-17)
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