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in this critically acclaimed and ground-breaking book, first published in 1995, Henry Reynolds presented a landmark reassessment of the nineteenth century 'black wars' between the Tasmanian Aborigines and the white settlers. Now updated for a new audience, Fate of a Free People challenges long-accepted views of the Aborigines as a passive people 'rescued' by G.A. Robinson and reduced to the status of prisoners on Flinders island. Reynolds' research reveals that the Aborigines in fact bravely defended their homelands against the white invaders with skilful bush craft and sophisticated guerrilla tactics. Reynolds argues that their subsequent 'exile' to Flinders island was not due to defeat but was, in fact, part of a negotiated treaty that the colonial government failed to honour. Highly readable and with far-reaching implications for all Australians, Fate of a Free People redresses the whitewash and dispels long-held myths about the nature and fate of Tasmania's indigenous people. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)994.60049915History and Geography Oceania and elsewhere Australia TasmaniaClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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In March 1847, Queen Victoria was presented with a petition signed by eight Aborigines living at Wybalenna settlement on Flinders Island (Tasmania). This is the document at the heart of Henry Reynold's exciting reassessment of black/white conflict in colonial Tasmania.
Even now the black and white fallen of Tasmania's patriotic war are largely unacknowledged. Reynolds challenges us to face our colonial history and accord it the same honour as Australia's conflicts overseas. ( )