The new left, the Jews and the Vietnam War 1965-1972

Political history focusing on the key issues that defined Jewish political culture in Melbourne in the late 1960s and early 70s. Details the disproportionate involvement of Jewish students in the anti-Vietnam War movement, and identifies this participation as a continuation of the tradition of Jewish involvement in the political left. Includes references, a bibliography and an index. The author is a social worker and freelance journalist who has written extensively on Jewish political culture and the Arab/Israeli conflict.