Aboriginal Australians: A History Since 1788

Author: Richard Broome

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  • : 35.00 AUD
  • : 9781742370514
  • : Allen & Unwin
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  • : 0.757499
  • : January 2010
  • : 234mm X 154mm
  • : Australia
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  • : Paperback
  • : 4th Revised edition
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  • : English
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Description


A powerful history of black and white encounters in Australia since colonization. This is a fully updated edition (fourth edition).



 

Author description

Richard Broome is Associate Professor of History at La Trobe University. One of Australia's most respected scholars of Aboriginal history, he is also author of the prize-winning Aboriginal Victorians.

Table of contents

Preface..Prologue: Endings and beginnings..1 Reflections on a Great Tradition..2 The Eora confront the British..3 Resisting the invaders..4 Cultural resistance amid destruction..5 Radical hope quashed..6 The age of race and northern frontiers..7 Working with cattle..8 Mixed missionary blessings..9 Controlled by boards and caste barriers..10 Fighting for civil rights..11 Struggling for Indigenous rights..12 Hoping for equality..13 Under siege..14 Crisis, intervention and apology..Notes..Select bibliography..Index