Indigenous and Other Australians Since 1901

Rowse, Tim
Indigenous and Other Australians Since 1901

Indigenous and Other Australians Since 1901

Rowse, Tim

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Shortlisted Title - Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2018 - Australian History

As Australia became a nation in 1901, no-one anticipated that `Aboriginal affairs' would become an on-going national preoccupation.
Not'dying out' as predicted, Aboriginal numbers recovered and - along with Torres Strait Islanders - they became an articulate presence, aggrieved at colonial authority's interventions into family life and continuing dispossession. Indigenous and Other Australians since 1901 narrates their recovery - not only in numbers but in cultural confidence and critical self-awareness.

Pointing to Indigenous leaders, it also reassesses the contribution of government and mission 'protection' policies and the revised definitions of 'Aboriginal'. Timothy Rowse explains why Australia has conceded a large Indigenous Land and Sea Estate since the 1960s, and argues that the crisis in 'self-determination' since 2000 has been fuelled by Indigenous critique of the selves that they have become.
As Indigenous people put themselves at the centre of arguments about their future, this book could not be more timely.

Author:   Rowse, Tim
Publisher:   NewSouth Publishing
ISBN:  

9781742235578


Pages:   464
Publication Date:   01 November 2017
Bind Format:   Paperback
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Shortlisted Title - Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2018 - Australian History

As Australia became a nation in 1901, no-one anticipated that `Aboriginal affairs' would become an on-going national preoccupation.
Not'dying out' as predicted, Aboriginal numbers recovered and - along with Torres Strait Islanders - they became an articulate presence, aggrieved at colonial authority's interventions into family life and continuing dispossession. Indigenous and Other Australians since 1901 narrates their recovery - not only in numbers but in cultural confidence and critical self-awareness.

Pointing to Indigenous leaders, it also reassesses the contribution of government and mission 'protection' policies and the revised definitions of 'Aboriginal'. Timothy Rowse explains why Australia has conceded a large Indigenous Land and Sea Estate since the 1960s, and argues that the crisis in 'self-determination' since 2000 has been fuelled by Indigenous critique of the selves that they have become.
As Indigenous people put themselves at the centre of arguments about their future, this book could not be more timely.

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Author:   Rowse, Tim
Publisher:   NewSouth Publishing
ISBN:  

9781742235578


Pages:   464
Publication Date:   01 November 2017
Bind Format:   Paperback
Availability:  
This item is in stock and will be dispatched immediately.
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