Incandescent, emotional, tragic and challenging' - Marcia LangtonIn this groundbreaking book, he asks why, after three decades of liberal thinking, has the suffering and grief in so many Aboriginal communities become worse? The picture Sutton presents is tragic. He marshals shocking evidence against the failures of the past, and argues provocatively that three decades of liberal consensus on Aboriginal issues has collapsed. Sutton is a leading Australian anthropologist who has lived and worked closely with Aboriginal communities. He combines clear-eyed, original observation with deep emot.
Publisher:Carlton : Melbourne University Press, 2009.
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Foreword; Marcia Langton; Foreword; Inga Clendinnen; Introduction; 1 After Consensus; 2 Rage and Its Reasons; 3 The Trouble with Culture; 4 Violence, Ancient and Modern; 5 Bodies Politic; 6 Customs Not in Common; 7 Unusual Couples; 8 On Feeling Reconciled; Afterword; Acknowledgements; Notes; Bibliography.
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