A life together, a life apart
a history of relations between Europeans and aborigines
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Author
Contributions
- Attwood, Bain. - Contributor
Publication
1994 - Melbourne University Press, Carlton, Vic
Language
English
Word Count
58,000 words, Guess
Page Count
232 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1216955M
- ISBN-100522845363
- OCLC Control Number32481937
- Library of Congress Control Number94214919
- Goodreads1680774
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- LibraryThing2663605
Classifications
- DDC994.40049/915
- LCCGN667.N5 L53 1994
Description
There are not too many histories of Aboriginal reserves that have something good to say of them. But the Burrage children, Winifred, Alan and Elsie, recall the world of their childhood as a happy one. They recount how their Anglo-Australian parents toiled on reserves with genuine caring and an unsentimental sense of duty. A Life Together, A Life Apart is a collaborative autobiography and an oral narrative as well as a history. The vivid recollections of Winifred Burrage, Alan Burrage and Elsie Stokie form its centrepiece. In an introductory essay Bain Attwood sketches the background to the reserves, and discusses the different histories we have of relations between Europeans and Aborigines in Australia. In the final section he scrutinises the form of oral history and contemplates the nature of historical knowledge. The result is a passionate representation of the virtues of History.
Subjects
Topics
Genres
- Biography.
Other Editions
- A life together, a life apart: a history of relations between Europeans and aborigines
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