LEADER 02674nam 2200553 a 450 001 9910457125703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-7022-4056-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000000005814 035 $a(EBL)477073 035 $a(OCoLC)609853373 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000357878 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11248109 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000357878 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10359084 035 $a(PQKB)10180559 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC477073 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL477073 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10366916 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000005814 100 $a20050927d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCivil rights$b[electronic resource] $ehow indigenous Australians won formal equality /$fJohn Chesterman 210 $aSt. Lucia, Queensland $cUniversity of Queensland Press$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (373 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-306-03677-1 311 $a0-7022-3514-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aTitle; Contents; Preface; CHAPTER ONE: Taking Civil Rights Seriously; CHAPTER TWO: Defending Australia's Reputation: Ending Commonwealth Discrimination; CHAPTER THREE: Civil Rights and States' Rights; CHAPTER FOUR: The Limits of 'The Liberal Promise'; CHAPTER FIVE: Beyond Civil Rights: Non-Discriminationand Indigenous Rights; CHAPTER SIX: The Legacy of Civil Rights; Notes; INDEX 330 $aAustralians know very little about how Indigenous Australians came to gain the civil rights that other Australians had long taken for granted. One of the key reasons for this is the entrenched belief that civil rights were handed to Indigenous people and not won by them.In this book John Chesterman draws on government and other archival material from around the country to make a compelling case that Indigenous people, together with non-Indigenous supporters, did effectively agitate for civil rights, and that this activism, in conjunction with international pressure, led to legal r 606 $aAboriginal Australians$xCivil rights 606 $aAboriginal Australians$xLegal status, laws, etc 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAboriginal Australians$xCivil rights. 615 0$aAboriginal Australians$xLegal status, laws, etc. 676 $a323.119915 700 $aChesterman$b John$f1967-$0869193 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457125703321 996 $aCivil rights$91940603 997 $aUNINA