Taking Liberty Indigenous Rights and Settler Self-Government in Colonial Australia, 1830-1890 |
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| Author:
| Curthoys, Ann
Mitchell, Jessie |
| Series title: | Critical Perspectives on Empire Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-08485-8 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2018 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $113.00 |
Book Description:
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At last a history of how indigenous dispossession and survival underlay and shaped the birth of Australian democracy. Set within the broader context of colonial politics, it shows how Britain's policies influenced the treatment of indigenous Australians and how indigenous people began to engage in their own ways with the new political institutions.
At last a history of how indigenous dispossession and survival underlay and shaped the birth of Australian democracy. Set within the broader context of colonial politics, it shows how Britain's policies influenced the treatment of indigenous Australians and how indigenous people began to engage in their own ways with the new political institutions.