| Main Title: |
Possession : Batman's treaty and the matter of history / Bain Attwood with Helen Doyle. |
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| Author: |
Attwood, Bain
Doyle, Helen, 1967-
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| Year: |
2009 |
| Collation: |
xv, 415 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., maps, ports., hbk, ; 25 cm. |
| Subject: |
Batman, John, 1801-1839
Treaties
First Nations Australians - - First encounters
First Nations Australians
First Nations Australians - - Historiography
Greater Melbourne [Naarm] (Vic.) (Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong Countries)
Australia
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| Series: |
Miegunyah Press series, 2;
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| ISBN: |
9780522851144 (hbk.) |
| Notes: |
Fascinating story of the only treaties ever made between white settlers and Aboriginal people in Australia. It contemplates why whites forged these agreements & how the Aboriginal people understood their terms, why the govt repudiated them & how the white claimed to be the rightful owners.
Contents:
Pt.1. Contesting sovereignty -- Considering a treaty -- Performing the narrative -- Repudiating aboriginal rights -- Pt.2. Legend making -- Creating a legend -- Remembering Batman -- Making historical places -- Celebrating centenary -- Pt.3. Rembering history -- Unsettling the legend -- Treating Aboriginal rights -- Reconciling histories.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 378-401.
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