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Colonial fantasy : why white Australia can't solve black problems / Sarah Maddison.

Colonial fantasy : why white Australia can't solve black problems / Sarah Maddison.
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ISBN 9781760295820 (paperback)
Name Maddison, Sarah author.
Title Colonial fantasy : why white Australia can't solve black problems / Sarah Maddison.
Published Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2019.
©2019
Description xliii, 290 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Australia is wreaking devastation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Whatever the policy- from protection to assimilation, self-determination to intervention, reconciliation to recognition- government has done little to improve the quality of life of Indigenous people. In far too many instances, interaction with governments has only made Indigenous lives worse. Despite this, many Indigenous and non-Indigenous leaders and commentators still believe that working with the state is the only viable option. The result is constant churn and reinvention in Indigenous affairs, as politicians battle over the 'right' approach to solving Indigenous problems. This book considers why Australia persists in the face of such obvious failure. It argues that white Australia can't solve black problems because white Australia is the problem. Australia has resisted the one thing that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people want, and the one thing that has made a difference elsewhere: the ability to control and manage their own lives. It calls for a radical restructuring of the relationship between black and white Australia.
Subjects Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions
Racism -- Australia
Race relations -- Australia
Australia -- Ethnic relations -- Political aspects
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