Invasion to Embassy: Land in Aboriginal Politics in New South Wales, 1770-1972 - Couverture souple

Goodall, Heather

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1920898581 ISBN 13 : 9781920898588

Editeur : Sydney University Press, 2008

Synopsis

This books presents a bold new account of Aboriginal responses to invasion and dispossession in New South Wales. At the core of these responses has been land: as a concrete goal, but also as a rallying cry, a call for justice and a focal point for identity. This rich story is told through the words and memories of many of the key activists who were involved in the struggles on the lands and in the towns of NSW. By exploring interactions between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people over land, this book enables the reader to understand this history through the reality of the conflicts, tensions, negotiations and cooperation which make up one of the experiences of colonialism. Invasion to Embassy is unique in presenting NSW Aboriginal history as a history of activism, rather than a saga of passivity and victimisation. In telling this engrossing story, Heather Goodall reveals much about white Australians - not only as oppressors, but as allies and as newcomers who must in turn sort out their relations to the land.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Heather Goodall is professor emerita of history at the University of Technology, Sydney.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sydney University Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1920898581
• ISBN 13: 9781920898588
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 532
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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