Dispossession
Black Australians and white invaders
Published on 1. May 1996
240 pages
978-1-74343-010-1 (ISBN)
Description
Aboriginal and immigrant Australians have shared this continent for 200 years. Nineteenth-century writers were aware of the importance of the Aboriginal presence, but when the colonists began to write their own history the Aborigines were erased from the account. Recently, this 'history' has been overturned as we rediscover the role of Aborigines in our past.In this collection of documents our forebears speak for themselves. They present a fascinating picture of how they endeavoured to come to terms - emotionally, morally and intellectually - with the victims of the dispossession.This fascinating collection, compiled by a leading authority on white-Aboriginal relations, challenges the general reader to reinterpret our past. It will prove invaluable to students of history and race relations in schools, colleges and universities.
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Language
English
Place of publication
NSW
Australia
File size
2,37 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-74343-010-1 (9781743430101)
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05/1996
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Content
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: White Australia: Guilty or Not Guilty?
- Chapter 2: The Frontier! Peaceful Settlement or Brutal Conquest?
- Chapter 3: The Land Question: are We a Community of Thieves?
- Chapter 4: The Image of the Aborigines: Black Brothers or Degraded Savages?
- Chapter 5: Aborigines in White Society: Citizens or Outcasts?
- Chapter 6: Missionaries: Saviours or Destroyers?
- Chapter 7: Government Policy: Assimilation or Segregation?
- Bibliography
- Index
