Aboriginal History. Volume Three. Parts 1 -2

Diane Barwick and Tom Stannage (Editors)

Published by Aboriginal History, Dept of Pacific & Southeast Asian History, Canberra, 1979

Diane Barwick and Tom Stannage (Editors), Aboriginal History, Dept of Pacific & Southeast Asian History, Canberra. Author: Diane Barwick and Tom Stannage (Editors)Binding: PaperbackPublished: Aboriginal History, Dept of Pacific & Southeast Asian History, Canberra, 1979Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageEdited by Diane Barwick and Tom Stannage, this two-part volume of Aboriginal History presents a rigorous and multidisciplinary examination of Indigenous experience, resistance, and representation in colonial and post-colonial Australia. Drawing from archival records, oral histories, and anthropological fieldwork, the collection documents frontier violence, mission policy, and the legal mechanisms that shaped Aboriginal lives. It argues for a critical reappraisal of settler narratives and foregrounds Indigenous agency in historical reconstruction. Part One addresses methodological challenges and historiographical tensions, while Part Two offers regional case studies that illustrate the diversity of Aboriginal responses to dispossession and control. The editors instruct scholars to confront the silences embedded in official records and to privilege Indigenous testimony as historical evidence. This volume stands as a foundational contribution to Australian ethnohistory, combining scholarly precision with a commitment to justice and historical truth. Seller Inventory # 2025100013131-SECONDHAND

Bibliographic Details

Title: Aboriginal History. Volume Three. Parts 1 -2
Publisher: Aboriginal History, Dept of Pacific & Southeast Asian History, Canberra
Publication Date: 1979
Binding: Paperback
Book Type: Paperback