330 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, ; 22 cm
regular print
Contents
1. Traditional Life -- 2. The Gamaraigal Confront the British -- 3. Resisting the Invaders -- 4. Cultural Resistance Amidst Destruction -- 5. Stifling Aboriginal Initiative -- 6. Racism Enshrined -- 7. Mixed Missionary Blessings -- 8. Aborigines in the Cattle Industry -- 9. Aborigines and the Caste Barrier -- 10. Breaking Down the Barriers -- 11. Towards Self-Determination -- 12. Ambivalent Times -- 13. Aborigines Under Siege
Summary
A history of black-white encounters in Australia since colonization, tracing the continuing Aboriginal struggle to move from the margins of society to a more central place in modern Australia. This edition includes the land rights struggle since Mabo, and debates over the "stolen generation"
Analysis
Aborigines
Racial discrimination
Colonialism
Aboriginal children
Aboriginal reconciliation
Self determination
Federal issue
State issue
History
Notes
Includes index
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-321) and index
Notes
Also published as an electronic book (Etitle) by James Bennett Pty. Ltd., in 2003 with ISBN 1741150159