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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459842003321

Autore

Pearson Noel

Titolo

Quarterly Essay 55 A Rightful Place [[electronic resource] ] : Race, recognition and a more complete commonwealth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Melbourne, : Schwartz Publishing Pty. Ltd, 2014

ISBN

1-922231-82-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 p.)

Collana

Quarterly Essay ; ; v.55

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; QUARTERLY ESSAY 55; Contents; yolngu petition; War Of The Worlds; Layered Identities; Liberty Is Responsibility; The Triune Nation; Oikophilia; Making Peace; Dragon's Tail: Correspondence; John Edwards; Max Corden; Michael Cooney; Jim Chalmers; Eric Knight; Billy Griffiths; Satyajit Das; Response to Correspondence: Andrew Charlton; Contributors; Copyright; Subscribe

Sommario/riassunto

The nation has unfinished business. After more than two centuries, can a rightful place be found for Australia's original peoples?Soon we will all decide if and how indigenous Australians will be recognised in the constitution. In the words of Professor Greg Craven: "We have a committed prime minister, and a committed opposition. We have a receptive electorate. There will never be a better time. We have no choice but to address the question. If constitutions deal with fundamental things, our indigenous heritage is pretty fundamental."In A Rightful Place, Noel Pearson shows how the idea of "rac