Bain Attwood

Thinking Black: William Cooper & the Australian Aborigines' League

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William Cooper was the founder and leader of the Australian Aborigines League, formally constituted in 1936. This was the most important of the first crop of Aboriginal political organizations formed in Australia. Mission-educated and influenced by Christianity, he worked as a laborer in several states in the early 20th Century. His later authority as a spokesman rested on these life experiences. One of Coopers important causes was petitioning King George V in September 1933 for Indigenous rights. Among his proposals was a call for parliamentary representation for Aborigines. An activist for many years, Cooper has long been remembered only by… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Markus, Andrew / Attwood, Bain (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-0-85575-459-4
EAN: 9780855754594
Produktnummer: 4005377
Verlag: Aboriginal Studies Pr
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
Seitenangabe: 156 S.
Masse: H21.8 cm x B14.0 cm x D0.5 cm 249 g
Gewicht: 249

Über den Autor

Bain Attwood is an associate professor of history in the School of Historical Studies at Monash University and an adjunct professor at the Australian National University's Centre for Cross-Cultural Research. Andrew Markus is a professor of Jewish civilization and the academic director of the Australian Centre for the Study of Jewish Civilization. Both have written extensively on Aboriginal history and Australian race relations.