Aboriginal Autonomy: Issues and Strategies by Coombs, H. C./ Smith, Diane - 1995

Cambridge Univ. Good. 1994. Paperback. 0521446376 . Some ink markings. Some cover wear; 251 pages .

UK: Cambridge University Press, 1994. No spinal creases.. Card Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Softback.

Cambridge/New York/Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 1994. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xvi 251pages, indexed. The book is in excellent condition : clean, unmarked and solid. After 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… Read More

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Paperback / softback. New. A plea for a just society, this book is about reconciliation with Australia's Aboriginal people.