Civil rights [[electronic resource] ] : how indigenous Australians won formal equality / / John Chesterman

• Autore: Chesterman John <1967->
• Pubblicazione: St. Lucia, Queensland, : University of Queensland Press, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (373 p.)
• Disciplina: 323.119915
• Soggetto topico: Aboriginal Australians - Civil rights; Aboriginal Australians - Legal status, laws, etc
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title; 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
• Sommario/riassunto: Australians 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Civil rights
• ISBN: 0-7022-4056-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457125703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II