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Record Nr.

UNINA9910526355803321

Autore

McGregor Russell <1955->

Titolo

Indifferent inclusion [[electronic resource] ] : Aborginal people and the Australian nation / / Russell McGregor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Canberra, : Aboriginal Studies Press, 2011

ISBN

0-85575-782-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

305.800994

Soggetti

Aboriginal Australians - Cultural assimilation

Aboriginal Australians - Politics and government

Electronic books.

Australia Race relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Preface; Notes on Terminology; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Prologue The Crimson Thread of Whiteness; Chapter 1 Preserving the National Complexion; Chapter 2 Primitive Possibilities; Chapter 3 Aboriginal Activists Demand Acceptance; Chapter 4 Restricted Reconstruction; Chapter 5 To Live as We Do; Chapter 6 Assimilation and Integration; Chapter 7 Enriching the Nation; Chapter 8 Fellow Australians; Chapter 9 After the Referendum; Epilogue Unfinished Business; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

<P style=""MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"" class=MsoNormal>Combining the perspectives of political, social, and cultural history in a coherent narrative, this account is a holistic interpretation of the complex relationship between Indigenous and settler Australians during the middle of the 20th century. As it provides a cogent analysis of how the relationship changed, this record focuses on the quest for Aboriginal inclusion in the Australian nation-a task that dominated the Aboriginal agenda at the time-and challenges existing scholarship and assumptions, particularly around assimilation. Arguing that