Palm Island: Through a long lens - Softcover

Watson, Joanne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0855757035 ISBN 13: 9780855757038

Verlag: Aboriginal Studies Press, 2010

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Book by Watson Joanne

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"This is an outstanding contribution to Indigenous history--especially the history of Palm Island. Watson has made great use of historical records, media reports, discussions with Palm Island people alive today, and historical recollections from family members." --Stephen Hagan, lecturer, University of Southern Queensland

"This book is essential reading if we are to confront and understand Queensland's shameful record of Aboriginal removal and segregation, and the profound deformation of human rights it bequeathed to the Australian nation during the 20th century. Joanne Watson, with an astute combination of exhaustive research, insight, and empathy, has encapsulated here the entire tragedy of Palm Island, as well as the inspiring capacity of those caught and imprisoned within this history to confound and transcend it." --Dr. Raymond Evans, adjunct professor with the Center for Public Culture and Ideas, Griffith University

"This book is a vital corrective to the facile sensationalism of commentators who continue to define the people by the circumstances imposed upon them. It is an important caution to those who mistake official statements for historical truths." --Dr. Rosalind Kidd, author, "Trustees on Trial"

Reseña del editor:

Based on extensive archival and oral history research as well as on personal connections with the community, this volume challenges the prevailing negative view of Palm Island, Australia, and argues against the failure to address today’s continuing Indigenous disadvantage. This substantial history recounts some of the most explosive episodes in Queensland history, including the 1930 rampage by the first Superintendent, the community-wide strike by reserve workers in 1957, and the tragic death in custody of Mulrunji Doomadgee, which triggered civil unrest within the Indigenous community. Often heart-wrenching and at times uplifting, this account is essential reading for anyone interested in the dynamics of power and privilege and their contestation.

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• Verlag: Aboriginal Studies Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0855757035
• ISBN 13: 9780855757038
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 256