Description
SECOND HAND BOOK
Indigenous people in Australia’s Gulf Country have been dealing with Europeans for more than one hundred years. The politics of Black-White relations have been played out on cattle stations, on the fringes of small towns, and in larger mission settlements like the one at the centre of this study Whitefella comin’ depicts life at Doomadgee, a settlement administered by Brethren missionaries from the early 1930s until 1983. Through detailed historical and ethnographic study, Dr. Trigger seeks understanding of Aboriginal responses to the intrusions of Australian society. He examines coercion and violence on the Australian frontier, the incorporation of Aboriginal people into the pastoral industry, and their reactions to both the authoritarianism and benevolent paternalism of Christian missionaries. The influence of government policies and administrative practices is examined throughout the book.
Specifications:
Condition: Very Good. Minimal Wear
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 1992
Format: Paperback
Pages: 250
ISBN: 0-521-40181-X
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