White Flour, White Power: From Rations to Citizenship in Central Australia - Softcover

Rowse, Tim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521523273 ISBN 13: 9780521523271

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2002

Synopsis

This cultural study of rationing in Central Australia develops a new narrative of colonisation.

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Review

'... innovative and meticulously researched ... this is a challenging study in historical anthropology'. The Australian

'... offers some invaluable insights ... With the rise of the One Nation Party in Australia, this thoughtful analysis of colonial history is timely.' The Times Literary Supplement

'An engaging book, and well worth reading.' Journal of Sociology

' ... a good, well-researched and cogently argued study of Aboriginal policy in central Australia ... It sparkles with intelligent insights.' Henry Reynolds, Australian Journal of Political Science

Book Description

This book focuses on the practice of rationing goods to Aboriginal people in Central Australia, arguing that it was a fundamental, though flexible, instrument of colonial government. Combining history and anthropology in a cultural study, Rowse develops a new narrative of the colonisation of Central Australia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521523273
• ISBN 13: 9780521523271
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 270