| ISBN |
0868408204 (pbk.) |
| Name |
Russell, Peter H. |
| Title |
Recognising Aboriginal title : the Mabo case and indigenous resistance to English-settler colonialism / Peter H. Russell. |
| Published |
Sydney : UNSW Press, 2006. |
| Description |
xii, 470 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes index. |
| Includes bibliographical references and index (p. [425]-450) |
| Contents |
Pt I: Setting the stage. 1. Preparation of an indigenous challenger -- 2. Western imperialism and its legal magic -- 3. Eddie Mabo's project and its obstacles -- Pt II: Indigenous colonization and its contestation. 4. The distinctive foundations of Australian colonialsm -- 5. Colonialism contested and the winds of change -- Pt III: Build-up to the Mabo case. 6. The land rights movement -- 7. Ten long years of litigation -- Pt IV: The Mabo case and its consequences. 8. The High Court's decision -- 9. Consequences I: Legislating Native title -- 10. Consequences II: Wik and a country deeply divided -- 11. International dimensions and reconciliation -- 12. The limits of judicial power. |
| Summary |
In this book, Peter H. Russell offers a comprehensive study of the Mabo case, its background, and its consequences, contextualizing it within the international struggle of indigenous peoples to overcome colonized status. --book jacket. |
| Subjects |
Mabo, Eddie -- Trials, litigation, etc |
| Australia. -- High Court. -- Mabo and others v. State of Queensland |
| Torres Strait Islanders -- Land tenure -- Australia |
| Torres Strait Islanders -- Civil rights |
| Torres Strait Islanders -- Legal status, laws, etc |
| Native title (Australia) |
| Great Britain -- Colonies -- Australia |
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