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Fascinating story of the only treaties ever made between white settlers and Aboriginal people in Australia. It contemplates why whites forged these agreements & how the Aboriginal people understood their terms, why the government repudiated them & how the whites claimed to be the rightful ow...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Attwood, Bain
Autres auteurs: Doyle, Helen, Reed, Liz
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Melbourne : Melbourne University Publishing, 2015.
Collection:Second numbered series of the Miegunyah volumes ; no. 115.
Miegunyah Press series. no. 115.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Intro; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART 1 CONTESTING SOVEREIGNTY; 1 Considering a treaty; 2 Performing the narrative; 3 Repudiating Aboriginal rights; PART 2 LEGEND MAKING; 4 Creating a legend; 5 Remembering Batman; 6 Making historical places; 7 Celebrating a centenary; PART 3 REMEMBERING HISTORY; 8 Unsettling the legend; 9 Treating Aboriginal rights; 10 Reconciling histories; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index