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Rob Riley
- An Aboriginal Leader's Quest for Justice
Engelsk Paperback
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Rob Riley
- An Aboriginal Leader's Quest for Justice
Engelsk Paperback

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Widely regarded as one of the great Aboriginal leaders of the modern era, Rob Riley was at the centre of debates that have polarised views on race relations in Australia: national land rights, the treaty, deaths in custody, self-determination, the justice system, native title and the Stolen Generations. He tragically took his own life in 1996, weighed down by the unresolved traumas of his exposure to institutionalisation, segregation and racism, and his sense of betrayal by the Australian political system to deliver justice to Aboriginal people. His death shocked community leaders and ordinary citizens alike. Set against the tumultuous background of racial politics in an unreconciled nation, the book explores Rob''s rise and influence as an Aboriginal activist. Drawing on perspectives from history, politics and psychology, this work explores Rob''s life as a ''moral protester'' and the challenges he confronted in trying to change the destiny of a nation. Rob Riley''s belief that he had failed in this quest raises profound questions about the legacy of past racial policies, the extent of institutionalised racism in Australia and the reluctance of Australia''s politicians to show leadership on race. Much of Riley''s life was a triumph of the human spirit against great adversity, and this legacy remains.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
320
ISBN-13:
9780855755027
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0855755024
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
1 maj 2006
Længde:
30mm
Bredde:
154mm
Højde:
234mm
Forlag:
Aboriginal Studies Press
Oplagsdato:
1 maj 2006
Forfatter(e):
Kategori sammenhænge