Aboriginal Australia: An Introductory Reader in Aboriginal Studies

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Colin Bourke, Eleanor Bourke, William Howell Edwards
Macmillan, 1998 - History - 293 pages
With an analysis of the traditional, colonial, and contemporary experiences of indigenous Australians, this study examines various facets of the lives of Aboriginal Australians and shows how their struggles enrich the Australian community as a whole. Insightful and engaging, this reference presents an investigation on the continual struggle facing Aboriginals to maintain a strong identity and heritage while actively participating in and contributing to the modern world.
 

Contents

New Images of Aboriginal History
16
Identity and Population
38
One Land
56
Living the Dreaming
77
Family and Kinship
100
Our Heritage
122
Aborigines and the Environment
147
The Search for Relevance
168
An Holistic Approach
189
Independence or Welfare
219
Interpreting Reality
245
Selfdetermination and the Struggle for Aboriginal Equality
259
Index
289
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Colin Bourke is the coauthor of "Before the Invasion" and an adjunct professor at the Centre for Australian Indigenous Studies at Monash University. Colin Bourke is the coauthor of Before the Invasion and an adjunct professor at the Centre for Australian Indigenous Studies at Monash University.

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