A handful of sand : : the Gurindji struggle, after the walk-off / / Charlie Ward.
Fifty years ago, a group of striking Aboriginal stockmen in the remote Northern Territory of Australia herald a revolution in the cattle industry and a massive shift in Aboriginal affairs. A Handful of Sand tells the story behind the Gurindji people's famous Wave Hill Walk-off in 1966, and ques...
Saved in:
Superior document: | Australian history |
---|---|
VerfasserIn: | |
Place / Publishing House: | Clayton, Victoria : : Monash University Publishing,, [2016] 2016 |
Year of Publication: | 2016 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Australian history (Monash University Publishing)
|
Online Access: | |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxxii, 352 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) :; illustrations, maps. |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Summary: | Fifty years ago, a group of striking Aboriginal stockmen in the remote Northern Territory of Australia herald a revolution in the cattle industry and a massive shift in Aboriginal affairs. A Handful of Sand tells the story behind the Gurindji people's famous Wave Hill Walk-off in 1966, and questions the meaning of the return of their land by Gough Whitlam in 1975. |
---|---|
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-344) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781925377163 9781925377187 (ebook) |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Charlie Ward. |