The Spectre of Truganini"These lectures ... are based on the historical premise that the country [i.e. Australia] was acquired by the forcible dispossession of the indigenous inhabitants of Austrlaia from their ancestral lands, a process that might be more fittingly described as invasion and conquest."--Introduction. |
Contents
The Ethical Roots of Culture | 9 |
The Mechanisms of Forgetfulness | 17 |
The Concerned Conscience | 26 |
Copyright | |
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