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The empire of political thought : indigenous Australians and the language of colonial government / by Bruce Buchan.

The empire of political thought : indigenous Australians and the language of colonial government / by Bruce Buchan.
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ISBN 9781851969258 (hbk.)
185196925X (hbk.)
Author Buchan, Bruce A.
Title The empire of political thought : indigenous Australians and the language of colonial government / by Bruce Buchan.
Publisher and/or associated date/s London : Pickering & Chatto, 2008.
Description ix, 262 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series Empires in perspective no. 6
Note Includes index.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-259)
Contents 1. Savagery, civilization and political thought -- 2. 'Trafficking' for empire: commerce, consent and colonisation -- 3. Difficult subjects -- 4. The subject of war -- 5. Fit for society -- 6. Liberalism, self-government and the ethnography of 'primitive society' -- Conclusion: After the tide of history, reconciliation?
Subjects Aboriginal Australians -- Government relations
Aboriginal Australians, Treatment of
Racism in language
Australia -- Historiography
Call number 994.0049915 BUC
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