Achieving Social Justice: Indigenous Rights and Australia's Future Contributor(s): Behrendt, Larissa (Author) |
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ISBN: 1862874506 ISBN-13: 9781862874503 Publisher: Federation Press OUR PRICE: $27.23 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2003 Annotation: Larissa Behrendt attacks the chasm which has grown between Indigenous lives and aspirations in Australia and the psychological terra nullius which continues, despite Mabo, to pervade so much of Australias mythology and policy. She proposes longer-term, aspirational initiatives leading to institutional change that will facilitate greater rights protection and the exercise of self-determination, including: a preamble to the Constitution, a treaty, the national self-image, economic redistribution, alternative institutional forms, regional framework agreements, a more energized politics, and constitutional protection. Shortlisted for the Stanner Award 2004. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Law | Indigenous Peoples |
Dewey: 323.119 |
LCCN: 2003464685 |
Physical Information: 0.49" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.57 lbs) 192 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Australian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Larissa Behrendt attacks the chasm which has grown between Indigenous lives and aspirations in Australia, and the psychological terra nullius which continues, despite Mabo, to pervade so much of Australia's mythology and policy. |