A Handful of Sand : the Gurindji Struggle, After the Walk-off.

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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
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sydney : Monash University Publishing, 2017.
Colección:Australian History.
Temas:
1900-1999
Gurindji (Australian people) > Social conditions > 20th century.
Livestock workers > Australia > Northern Territory > History > 20th century.
Strikes and lockouts > Australia > Northern Territory > History > 20th century.
Cattle trade > Australia > Northern Territory > History > 20th century.
Guri̊ndji (Peuple d'Australie) > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
Grèves et lock-out > Australie > Territoire du Nord > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Wubuy people N128.
Gurindji people C20.
Land rights - Pastoral industry.
Occupations - Pastoral industry workers.
Economic sectors - Agriculture and horticulture - Pastoral industry.
Politics and Government - Political action - Land rights.
Habitation - Camps.
Race relations - Violent.
Government policy - Self determination.
Politics and Government - Political action - Civil rights.
Cattle trade
Livestock workers
Strikes and lockouts
Daguragu / Kalkaringi / Wave Hill (Central NT SE52-08)
Northern Territory (NT)
Northern Territory
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Abbreviations; Glossary; Maps; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction: Put in Their Place, 1879-1930; Part One: The Quest for Justice 1930-72; Chapter 1: Finding Their Feet, 1930-1966; Chapter 2: Taking a Stand, 1966-1968; Chapter 3: Friends from Afar, 1969-1970; Chapter 4: Progress and Strain, 1971; Chapter 5: Vindication, 1972; Part Two: Making a Fist of it 1973-78; Chapter 6: A New Beginning, 1973; Chapter 7: Into the Fray, 1974; Chapter 8: A Handful of Sand, 1975; Chapter 9: A Fighting Chance, 1976; Chapter 10: Mixed Blessings, 1977-78.
  • Part Three: The Harder Road 1979-86Chapter 11: 'A Fragmentation of Support', 1979-80; Chapter 12: Testing Times, 1981-82; Chapter 13: Resignation, 1983-86; Afterword; Select Bibliography; Index.

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