| ISBN |
9781760528218 |
| Author |
Broome, Richard, 1948- (author) |
| Title |
Aboriginal Australians : a history since 1788 / Richard Broome. |
| Edition |
Fifth edition. |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2019. |
| ©2019. |
| Description |
ix, 436 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
“Note of warning. This book, which is a history, contains many references to deceased Aboriginal people, their words, names and sometimes their photographs. Their words used here are already in the public domain and permission has been sought to use photographs. Many Aboriginal people follow the custom of not using the names of these deceased. Individuals and communities should be warned that they may read or see things in this book that could cause distress. They should therefore exercise caution when using this book.”--Page [x] |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-424) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- Prologue: Endings and beginnings -- Reflections on a great tradition -- Eora confront the British -- Resisting the invaders -- Cultural resistance amid destruction -- Radical hope quashed -- The Age of race and northern frontiers -- Working with cattle -- Mixed missionary blessings -- Controlled by boards and caste barriers -- Fighting for civil rights -- Struggling for Indigenous rights -- Hoping for equality -- Under siege -- Crisis, intervention and apology -- Seeking a voice -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Index. |
| Summary |
“In the creation of any new society, there are winners and losers. So it was with Australia as it grew from a colonial outpost to an affluent society. Richard Broome tells the history of Australia from the standpoint of the original Australians: those who lost most in the early colonial struggle for power. Surveying over two centuries of Aboriginal-European encounters, he shows how white settlers steadily supplanted the original inhabitants, from the shining coasts to inland deserts, by sheer force of numbers, disease, technology and violence. He also tells the story of Aboriginal survived through resistance and accommodation, and traces the continuing Aboriginal struggle to move from the margins of a settler society to a more central place in modern Australia. Broome’s Aboriginal Australians has long been regarded as the most authoritative account of black-white relations in Australia. The fifth edition continues the story, covering the impact of the Northern Territory Intervention, the mining boom in remote Australia, the Uluru Statement, the resurgence of interest in tradition Aboriginal knowledge and culture, and the new generations of Aboriginal leaders.”--Back cover. |
| Subjects |
Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions -- History |
| Race discrimination -- Australia |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Government relations -- History |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Civil rights -- History |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Land tenure -- History |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Missions -- History |
| Australia -- Race relations |
| Australia -- Colonization -- History |
| Call number |
2020.056 |
