Aboriginal Australians

A history since 1788

Richard Broome

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Allen & Unwin
05 November 2019

History; Australasian & Pacific history; Indigenous peoples

'The vast sweeping story of Aboriginal Australia from 1788 is told in Richard Broome's typical lucid and imaginative style. This is an important work of great scholarship, passion and imagination.' - Professor Lynette Russell, Centre for Australian Indigenous Studies, Monash University

In the creation of any new society, there are winners and losers. So it was with Australia as it grew from a colonial outpost to an affluent society.

Richard Broome tells the history of Australia from the standpoint of the original Australians: those who lost most in the early colonial struggle for power. Surveying over two centuries of Aboriginal-European encounters, he shows how white settlers steadily supplanted the original inhabitants, from the shining coasts to inland deserts, by sheer force of numbers, disease, technology and violence. He also tells the story of Aboriginal survival through resistance and accommodation, and traces the continuing Aboriginal struggle to move from the margins of a settler society to a more central place in modern Australia.

Broome's Aboriginal Australians has long been regarded as the most authoritative account of black-white relations in Australia. This fifth edition continues the story, covering the impact of the Northern Territory Intervention, the mining boom in remote Australia, the Uluru Statement, the resurgence of interest in traditional Aboriginal knowledge and culture, and the new generation of Aboriginal leaders.

'Richard Broome's historical analysis breaks the back of every theoretical argument about colonialism and establishes a clear pathway to understanding the present situation.' Sharon Meagher, Aboriginal Education Development Officer, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide

By: Richard Broome
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Edition: 5th edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
Weight: 832g
ISBN: 9781760528218
ISBN 10: 1760528218
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 05 November 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface Prologue: Endings and beginnings 1 Reflections on a Great Tradition 2 The Eora confront the British 3 Resisting the invaders 4 Cultural resistance amid destruction 5 Radical hope quashed 6 The age of race and northern frontiers 7 Working with cattle 8 Mixed missionary blessings 9 Controlled by boards and caste barriers 10 Fighting for civil rights 11 Struggling for Indigenous rights 12 Hoping for equality 13 Under siege 14 Crisis, intervention and apology 15 Seeking a Voice Notes Select bibliography Index

Richard Broome is Emeritus Professor of History at La Trobe University. One of Australia's most respected scholars of Aboriginal history, he is the author of fourteen books including the prize-winning Aboriginal Victorians (2005), Fighting Hard (2015) and co-author of Mallee Country (2020).

Reviews for Aboriginal Australians: A history since 1788

"""In this book Richard Broome has managed an enviable achievement. The vast sweeping story of Aboriginal Australia from 1788 is told in his typical lucid and imaginative style. This is an important work of great scholarship, passion and imagination."" --Professor Lynette Russell, Centre for Australian Indigenous Studies, Monash University"