{"product_id":"aboriginal-autonomy-issues-and-strategies-paperback-9780521446372","title":"Aboriginal Autonomy; Issues and Strategies (Paperback) 9780521446372","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAboriginal Autonomy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIssues and Strategies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA plea for a just society, this book is about reconciliation with Australia's Aboriginal people.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHerbert Cole Coombs (Author), Mick Dodson (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521446372, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 17 October 1994\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e268 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.35 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… fine blend of academic (mainly anthropological) writing and a passionate political plea for a just society in which there must be room for autonomy for the indigenous population.' Bijdragen\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAfter more than two hundred years, one of the most important moral issues facing Australian society in the 1990s remains the need for reconciliation with its indigenous people. In this selection of essays, H. C. Coombs reflects on the nature of Aboriginal identity and the importance of autonomy for Australia's Aboriginal people. He also suggests strategies by which self-determination might be achieved in practice. Many of the chapters have been written especially for this volume - including one in which Dr Coombs makes a thoughtful and provocative contribution to the Mabo debate, linking the High Court's historic 1992 decision on native title to prospects for Aboriginal autonomy. Dr Coombs writes with the conviction that 'mainstream' Australia stands to gain as much, if not more, than Aboriginal people from the fulfilment of Aboriginal aspirations. It is a personal and passionate plea for a just society, from one of white Australia's most influential and eloquent advocates of self-determination for its indigenous people.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Foreword\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Aboriginal World View: 1. The making of Aboriginal identity\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Aborigines and the Land: 2. The future of the homeland movement\u003cbr\u003e 3. Warlpiri land use and management\u003cbr\u003e 4. The implications of land rights\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Aboriginal Lifestyles: 5. Economic, social and spiritual factors in Aboriginal health\u003cbr\u003e 6. Aboriginal education and the issues underlying Aboriginal deaths in custody\u003cbr\u003e 7. Aboriginal work and economy\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Aborigines, Resources, and Development: 8. The ideology of development in the East Kimberley\u003cbr\u003e 9. Aborigines and resources: from 'humbug' to negotiation\u003cbr\u003e 10. The McArthur River development: a case in point\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Aborigines, Law and the State: 11. The Yirrkala proposals for the control of law and order\u003cbr\u003e 12. Aboriginal political leadership and the role of the National Aboriginal Conference\u003cbr\u003e 13. Aborigines and the Treaty of Waitangi\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Asserting Autonomy: Recent Aboriginal Initiatives: 14. Aboriginal initiatives on the land\u003cbr\u003e 15. Initiatives in Aboriginal political organisation\u003cbr\u003e 16. Education: taking control\u003cbr\u003e Part VII. The Recognition of Native Title: 17. The Mabo decision: a basis for Aboriginal autonomy?\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: negotiating future autonomy\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography of work by H. C. Coombs\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005936161048,"sku":"9780521446372","price":26.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521446372_a8526e87-4df2-4115-bb77-94f352d793bb.gif?v=1691382000","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/aboriginal-autonomy-issues-and-strategies-paperback-9780521446372","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}