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Loading... The Other Side of the Frontier: Aboriginal Resistance to the European Invasion of Australia (1981)by Henry Reynolds
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The publication of this book in 1981 profoundly changed the way in which we understand the history of relations between indigenous Australians and European settlers. It has since become a classic of Australian history. Drawing from documentary and oral evidence, the book describes in meticulous and compelling detail the ways in which Aborigines responded to the arrival of Europeans. Henry Reynolds’ argument that the Aborigines resisted fiercely was highly original when it was first published and is no less challenging today. No library descriptions found. |
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A must-read for anyone interested in the history of Australia and in particular the background and context of the interactions between the indigenous people and the invaders (or colonisers - which word you use will depend on whether you were standng on the shore or on a ship when the First Fleet arrived). Extremely interesting and very readable. ( )