Possession
Batman's Treaty and the Matter of History

Bain Attwood (Author)

9780522851144

Paperback / softback, published 30 June 2009

432 pages, illustrations
24.4 x 17.3 x 3.4 cm, 0.74 kg

Tells the fascinating story of the only treaties ever made between white settlers and Aboriginal people in Australia. It contemplates why whites forged these agreements, how the Aboriginal people understood their terms, why the government repudiated them and how whites claimed to be the rightful owners of the land.