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Fifty years ago, a group of striking Aboriginal stockmen in the remote Northern Territory of Australia herald a revolution in the cattle industry and a massive shift in Aboriginal affairs. A Handful of Sand tells the story behind the Gurindji people's famous Wave Hill Walk-off in 1966, and ques...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ward, Charlie, 1972- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Clayton, Victoria, Australia : Monash University Publishing, [2016]
Edición:[CA & US version].
Temas:
1900-1999
Gurindji (Australian people) > Social conditions > 20th century.
Livestock workers > Australia > Northern Territory > History > 20th century.
Strikes and lockouts > Australia > Northern Territory > Cattle trade > History > 20th century.
Cattle trade > Australia > Northern Territory > History > 20th century.
Guri̊ndji (Peuple d'Australie) > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Australia & New Zealand.
Cattle trade
Livestock workers
Northern Territory
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Fifty years ago, a group of striking Aboriginal stockmen in the remote Northern Territory of Australia herald a revolution in the cattle industry and a massive shift in Aboriginal affairs. A Handful of Sand tells the story behind the Gurindji people's famous Wave Hill Walk-off in 1966, and questions the meaning of the return of their land by Gough Whitlam in 1975.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-344) and index.
ISBN:9781925377170
1925377172

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