Invasion to Embassy

Land in Aboriginal Politics in New South Wales, 17701972

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

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Invasion to Embassy challenges the conventional view of Aboriginal politics to present a bold new account of Aboriginal responses to invasion and dispossession in New South Wales. At the core of these responses has been land: as a concrete goal, but also as a rallying cry, a call for justice and a focal point for identity. This rich story is told through the words and memories of many of the key activists who were involved in the struggles on the lands and in the towns of New South Wales. By exploring interactions between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people over land, this book enables us to understand our history through the reality of the conflicts, tensions, negotiations and cooperation which make up our experience of colonialism. Invasion to Embassy is unique in presenting NSW Aboriginal history as a history of activism, rather than a saga of passivity and victimisation. In telling this engrossing story, Heather Goodall reveals much about white Australians - not only as oppressors, but as allies and as newcomers who must in turn sort out their relations to the land.

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Utgivningsdatum2008-07-01
Mått148 x 210 x 30 mm
Vikt675 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor532
FörlagSydney University Press
ISBN9781920898588

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MapsIllustrationsAcknowledgementsA note on usageAbbreviationsIntroduction Part 1: beyond the invasion, 1788 to 1850s1. Land and meaning2. Invasion and land: 'a system of terrorism'3. Land and white desire: nostalgia and imagination4. Recognising Native Title, 1838-525. Dual occupation Part 2: regaining land, 1860s to 1900s6. Aboriginal land demands7. The Aborigines Protection Board8. The Aboriginal experience of regained lands9. Escalating pressures Part 3: 'for land and liberty' - defending the land, 1910s to 193010. Land, children and power11. Dispossessions12. Fighting back: Aboriginal political organisation Part 4: under the 'Dog Act', 1930s13. Land as prison: Moree, 1927-3314. The Depression Crises and Cumeragunja15. The 'Dog Act' in the west: Menindee and Brewarrina16. The 'Dog Act' on the coast: Burnt Bridge, 1934-3817. 'The big fight': land in Aboriginal politics' 1937-3818. The Cumeragunja strike, 1939 Part 5: border wars, 1948 to 196519. Shifting boundaries20. Spatial politics: surveillance, segregation and land21. Moving away22. Reasserting land rights, 1957-64 Part 6: the ground on which the embassy rose, 1965 to 197223. Referendum and reality24. 'Hungry for our own ground'Epilogue: 'back to where the story started' - Kurnell 1988 NotesBibliographyIndex