Tracing the emergence of a series of powerful narratives about the Australian constitution and the status of Aborigines, this book reveals how and why the referendum campaign acquired so much significance and has since become the subject of highly charged myth in contemporary Australia.
Bain Attwood is an associate professor of history in the School of Historical Studies at Monash University and an adjunct professor at the Australian National University’s Centre for Cross-Cultural Research. Andrew Markus is a professor of Jewish civilization and the academic director of the Australian Centre for the Study of Jewish Civilization.
History, Political Science
196 pages, Trade Paper, 6 3/4 x 9 1/2
30 B/W Photos, 2 Tables
Distribution Rights: US & CA
$31.45 (CAN $35.95)
9780855755553 (0855755555) Pub Date: May 2007
Aboriginal Studies Press