Citizenship and indigenous Australians: changing conceptions and possibilities

For most of Australia's colonial history Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders have been denied full membership of Australian society. This book examines the history of indigenous peoples' citizenship status and asks, is it possible for indigenous Australians to be members of a common soc...

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Other Authors: Peterson, Nicolas (Editor), Sanders, Will 1956- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1998
Series:Reshaping Australian institutions
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511552243
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511552243
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511552243
Summary:For most of Australia's colonial history Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders have been denied full membership of Australian society. This book examines the history of indigenous peoples' citizenship status and asks, is it possible for indigenous Australians to be members of a common society on equal terms with others? Leading commentators from a range of disciplines examine historical conceptions of indigenous civil rights, consider issues arising from recent struggles for equality and consider possibilities for multicultural citizenship that recognise difference. Topics include self-determination, the 1967 referendum, resource development, whether Australian Aborigines and white Australians can belong, the international law context, and sovereignty. This book makes a crucial intervention in current debates by providing the context for understanding struggles over distinctive indigenous rights
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Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 222 pages)
ISBN:9780511552243
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511552243

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