Civil rights : how indigenous Australians won formal equality /

Australians know very little about how Indigenous Australians came to gain the civil rights that other Australians had long taken for granted. One of the key reasons for this is the entrenched belief that civil rights were handed to Indigenous people and.

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Main Author: Chesterman, John, 1967-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: St. Lucia, Qld. : University of Queensland Press, 2005
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Title; Contents; Preface; CHAPTER ONE: Taking Civil Rights Seriously; CHAPTER TWO: Defending Australia's Reputation: Ending Commonwealth Discrimination; CHAPTER THREE: Civil Rights and States' Rights; CHAPTER FOUR: The Limits of 'The Liberal Promise'; CHAPTER FIVE: Beyond Civil Rights: Non-Discriminationand Indigenous Rights; CHAPTER SIX: The Legacy of Civil Rights; Notes; INDEX.