Liberating Aboriginal people from violence / Stephanie Jarrett.
Liberating Aboriginal people from violence / Stephanie Jarrett.
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Publisher
Ballan, Vic. : Connor Court, 2013.
Date
2013.
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362.84999/1 , 362.84999
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 390 p. ; 21 cm.
Contents
Barriers to solutions : misleading statistics; Interrupted memories; Mitigating circumstances: judicial emphasis on traditional violence -- Legitimacy of violence in traditional Aboriginal cultures : "Necessity" of violent punishment for Dreamtime sacrilege; Interpersonal violence in traditional tim...
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Publisher
Ballan, Vic. : Connor Court, 2013.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2013.
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Summary
"We need to support those who tell the truth" -- Bess Nungarrayi Price. There is a reluctance to scrutinise and address the fundamental cultural generators of Aboriginal violence. Where violence is seen as part of culture, too often it is defended as the cultures right to practice it.
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Liberating Aboriginal people from violence / Stephanie Jarrett.
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Includes index.
Foreword by Bess Nungarrayi Price.
Bibliography: p. 356-374.
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362.84999/1 , 362.84999
Record Identifier
74VvlNyvyqm3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvlNyvyqm3
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ISBN
9781922168139 (pbk.)
DDC
362.8499915
MMS ID
991017458349702626
