| ISBN |
1863739696 : |
| Author |
Reynolds, Henry, 1938- (author) |
| Title |
Aboriginal sovereignty : reflections on race, state and nation / Henry Reynolds. |
| Cover title |
Aboriginal sovereignty : three nations, one Australia? |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
St. Leonards, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 1996. |
| Description |
xviii, 221 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Note |
"Three nations, one Australia?"--Cover. |
| Includes index. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 204-212. |
| Contents |
Introduction --1.Terra nullius and sovereignty --2.Assessment of Aboriginal society --3.Were Aboriginal tribes sovereigns? --4.Customary law --5.How did Australia become British? --6.Law and history --7.Self-government, autonomy and treaties --8.Nations and states in international law and politics --Conclusion. |
| Summary |
Includes chapter on customary law. |
| Subjects |
Reynolds, Henry, -- 1938- |
| Native title (Australia) |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Politics and government |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Land tenure |
| Australia -- Colonization -- History |
| Call number |
2019.184 |
