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Title:

CONTESTED GROUND
AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES UNDER THE BRITISH CROWN

By:

Ann McGrath

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

1863736468

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9781863736466

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Publisher:

ALLEN & UNWIN

Pub. date:

1 October, 1995

Pages:

448

Description:

This comprehensive state-by-state history of the Aboriginal experience is made up of a series of regional Aboriginal histories. It emphasizes relations between Aborigines and the state, the impact of interventions by various governments on Aboriginal lives, crime and punishment and social control.

Synopsis:

Contested Ground provides a comprehensive and up to date account of the processes and experiences which shaped the lives of Aboriginal Australians from 1788 to the present.It integrates eye-witness accounts, oral histories and historical research to present the first colony-by-colony, state by state history of Aboriginal-white relations. Contested Ground tells a story of dispossession and denial but it is also a positive account, revealing the persistent struggles of Aboriginal communities for a better future.Clearly written and generously illustrated, this book demonstrates why Australian Aboriginal history, like the very land itself, remains contested ground.'Both indigenous and non-indigenous Australians have a lot to learn about each other before reconciliation between the two peoples can be realised. This book will go a long way towards achieving that end.' - Paul Behrendt.

Publication:

Australia

Imprint:

Allen & Unwin

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Returnable

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