Doctor do-good : Charles Duguid and Aboriginal advancement, 1930s-1970s / Rani Kerin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kerin, Rani.

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Duguid, Charles, 1884-1986.

Duguid, Charles.

Civil rights workers--Australia--Biography.

Civil rights workers.

Physicians--Australia--Biography.

Physicians.

Aboriginal Australians--Social conditions.

History.

Aboriginal Australians--Civil rights.

Australia.

Aboriginal Australians--Civil rights--History.

Aboriginal Australians.

Aboriginal Australians--Social conditions--History.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xi, 203 pages of plates, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

North Melbourne, Vic. : Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2011.

Summary:

"A tireless advocate on behalf of Aborginal people, Charles Duguid was true to his name. He founded the Ernabella Mission in 1937, a mission widely regarded as one of the most culturally sensitive ever established. In the post-war period, he sought ways to help Aboriginal people assimilate, and gained noteriety for the uncompromising stand he took against plans for the Woomera rocket range. He adopted an Aboriginal child. Duguid also actively cultivated his 'great man' image, which helped him to win support for his causes from government and other influential bodies. This book is a study of a remarkable man and his work"--Back cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [168]-197) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781921875298

1921875291

OCLC:

761282520