| Description |
xi, 192 pages ; 22 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
1. Why question the rules? -- 2. The myth of law's neutrality: why formal equality doesn't work -- 3. Nationalism and identity: why 'western' institutions don't work for everyone -- 4. Indigenous aspirations: the starting point for rights protection -- 5. New strategies, improved rights protection: some first steps and some alternative futures -- 7. Some conclusions |
| Summary |
Redefining the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians is a challenge that involves assessing the impact of historical injustice. It is only when we understand how the ideologies of colonialism have permeated today's institutions that we can begin to break the grip of the historical legacy. Once that grip is broken, Australians will be free to explore alternatives to colonisation and assimilation. "Achieving Social Justice" seeks to inject the current debates with some possible options, bringing attention to the inherent inequities within the system and highlighting the pervasiveness of Australia's psychological terra nullius. The author proposes longer term, aspirational initiatives leading to institutional change that will facilitate greater rights protection and the exercise of self-determination |
| Analysis |
Aborigines |
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Civil liberties |
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Self determination |
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Sovereignty |
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Law reform |
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Racial discrimination |
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Cultural identity |
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Aboriginal Australians - Legal status, laws, etc |
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Torres Strait Islanders - Legal status, laws, etc |
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Australia - Politics and government |
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Aboriginal Australians - Civil rights |
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Social justice - Australia |
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Aboriginal Australians - Government policy |
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Australia - Race relations |
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Torres Strait Islanders - Civil rights |
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Torres Strait Islanders - Government policy |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 181-186 |
| Notes |
Shortlisted for the Stanner Award 2004 |
| Subject |
Aboriginal Australians -- Civil rights.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Indigenous peoples.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Government relations.
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Native title (Australia)
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Aboriginal Australians -- Government policy.
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Torres Strait Islanders -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Torres Strait Islanders -- Government policy.
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Social justice -- Australia.
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Human rights -- Australia.
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Torres Strait Islanders -- Government relations.
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Torres Strait Islanders -- Civil rights.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- Race relations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100476
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Australia -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009597
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| Author |
Behrendt, Larissa.
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| LC no. |
2003464685 |
| ISBN |
1862874506 |
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9781862874503 |
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