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Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 Tasmanian Aborigines : A History Since 1803
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'Tasmanian Aborigines were driven off their land so white settlers could produce fine wool for the English textile mills. By the time Truganini died in 1876, they were considered to be extinct. Yet like so many other claims about them, this was wrong.'

'Far from disappearing, the Tasmanian Aborigines actively resisted settler colonialism from the outset and have consistently campaigned for their rights and recognition as a distinct people through to the present.'

'The author tells the story of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania, from before the arrival of the first whites to current political agendas. Tasmania has been the cradle of race relations in Australia, and their struggle for a place in their own country offers insights into the experiences of Aboriginal people nation-wide.' (Source: Publishers website)

Notes

  • This work includes chapters:

    Part. I. Invasion: 1803-26.

    1. Trouwunna

    2. Wragewrapper, 1803-07

    3. Creole society, 1808-20

    4. Pastoral invasion, 1817-26

    Part t. II. War: 1826-31.

    5. Arthur's war, 1826-28

    6. Martial law, 1828-30

    7. The settlers regroup, 1830-31

    8. The black line

    9. The reckoning

    Part. III. Surrender: 1829-34.

    10. Robinson and the Nuenonne on Bruny Island, 1829

    11. Mission to the western nations, 1830

    12. Surrender in the settled districts, 1830-31

    13. Western nations: forced removal, 1832-34

    Part t. IV. Incarceration: 1835-1905.

    14. Wybalenna, 1855-39

    15. Wybaleena, 1938-47

    16. Oyster Cove, 1847-1905

    Part. V. Survival: 1840-1973.

    17. The islanders, 1940-1902

    18. Resisting protection and assimilation, 1908-73

    Part. VI. Resurgence: 1973-2010.

    19. Reclaiming rights and identity, 1973-92

    20. Breakthrough, 1992-95

    21. 'Unfinished business', 1996-2010.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2012 .
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      Extent: xxix, 418p.
      Description: illus., maps, ports.
      Note/s:
      • The author's new account of the history of the Tasmanian Aborigines.
      • Includes bibliography and index
      • Published May 2012
      ISBN: 1742370683 (pbk), 9781742370682 (pbk)
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Works about this Work

Review : Tasmanian Aborigines : A History Since 1803. Murray Johnson , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , June vol. 38 no. 2 2014; (p. 250-252)
— Review of Tasmanian Aborigines : A History Since 1803 Lyndall Ryan , 2012 single work criticism
Review : Tasmanian Aborigines : A History Since 1803. Murray Johnson , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , June vol. 38 no. 2 2014; (p. 250-252)
— Review of Tasmanian Aborigines : A History Since 1803 Lyndall Ryan , 2012 single work criticism
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Awards

2013 shortlisted Ernest Scott Prize
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