The city's outback [[electronic resource] /] / Gillian Cowlishaw

• Autore: Cowlishaw Gillian
• Pubblicazione: Sydney, : UNSW Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (272 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.89915
• Soggetto topico: Aboriginal Australians - Australia - Sydney (N.S.W.); Aboriginal Australians - Australia - Sydney (N.S.W.) - Social conditions; Aboriginal Australians - Australia - Sydney (N.S.W.) - Public opinion; Aboriginal Australians - Australia - Sydney (N.S.W.) - Ethnic identity; Aboriginal Australians, Treatment of - Australia - Sydney (N.S.W.); Aboriginal Australians - Australia - Sydney (N.S.W.) - Economic conditions
• Soggetto geografico: Sydney (N.S.W.) Attitudes; Sydney (N.S.W.) Social conditions; Sydney (N.S.W.) Public opinion; Sydney (N.S.W.) Economic conditions
• Note generali: "A UNSW Press book"-- T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface and acknowledgments; Introduction; Talking under water; Finding informants; History hurts; Writing reconciliation; Living skills; Authenticity; Being Frank; In conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This honest and compelling book follows the fraught, exciting and painful process of getting to know 'others', in this case Australian Aborigines in the suburbs who are already 'known' through shocking images and worrying statistics. Gillian Cowlishaw has written a book about the intimacy of the encounter, the practical and ethical dilemmas of research and the fun of engagement in the city's outback.
• Titolo autorizzato: The city's outback
• ISBN: 1-74224-045-3; 1-74223-075-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780959903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II