{"product_id":"generations-of-resistance-mabo-and-justice","title":"Generations of Resistance: Mabo and Justice","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSecond Hand\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVery good condition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAboriginal issues are in the news today and will continue to be in the news. In the face of increased government expenditure, why do so many Aboriginal and international organisations continue to comment adversely on Aboriginal living conditions and lack of political rights?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis book provides both historical and present-day answers to these questions\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe first two editions of Generations of Resistance have been used as a basic text for upper secondary and tertiary students for a decade, as well as being valued by the public at large. Aboriginal book distributors Blackbooks described this as 'one of the best available books on Aboriginal history and life\" The third edition reiterates many features of the first two, and includes important developments in recent years, most notably the Mabo decision on Aboriginal native title to land. Additionally, statistics have been updated according to the 1991 census figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLorna Lippmann has been in a position to follow closely these changes from the\u003cbr\u003evantage of a lifetime's involvement in Aboriginal issues: as activist, as academic, and\u003cbr\u003ethen as specialist in community education and community relations. She is also\u003cbr\u003ewell-known as a writer and commentator on Aboriginal affairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTopics dealt with include the history of black-white relations in Australia, including the latest research findings; the background to, and current position of, land rights, health and education; the renaissance of Aboriginality (including the growth of the arts); the implications of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody; as well as a new section devoted to the Mabo case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe present volume gives an up-to-date and accurate picture of the contemporary Aboriginal scene which is of value to the general reader as well as to senior students.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lorna Lippmann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42839171203241,"sku":"","price":7.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/products\/md30386713799.jpg?v=1672799425","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/generations-of-resistance-mabo-and-justice","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}