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About this book
Knowledge of Life is the first textbook to provide students with a comprehensive guide to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australia. The result of extensive research and experience, it offers fresh insights into a range of topics and, most importantly, is written by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander academics. It addresses topics ranging from history and reconciliation, to literature and politics, to art, sport and health. It presents social, cultural and political perspectives on these areas in a manner that is accessible to undergraduate students from a range of backgrounds and academic disciplines. Each chapter opens with a précis of the author's journey to engage students and offer them an insight into the author's experiences. These authentic voices encourage students to think about the wider issues surrounding each chapter and their real-life implications. This timely publication emphasises the importance of relationships between non-Indigenous and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Foreword
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 A long, slow dance: The nation’s history
- Chapter 2 Reconciliation
- Chapter 3 Law and native title
- Chapter 4 Overkill, over time: The criminalisation of Indigenous society – or genocide by stealth
- Chapter 5 Art: Connecting cultures
- Chapter 6 Literature: Writing ourselves
- Chapter 7 Enterprise and entrepreneurial thinking: It’s a black thing!
- Chapter 8 Health and wellbeing
- Chapter 9 A room full of strangers: Racism as a determinant of health in the maternity care of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
- Chapter 10 Education
- Chapter 11 Good sports: Representations of Aboriginal people in Australian sports
- Chapter 12 The right to be human: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and human rights
- Index