The city's outback / Gillian Cowlishaw.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cowlishaw, Gillian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aboriginal Australians--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.).

Aboriginal Australians.

Aboriginal Australians--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.)--Social conditions.

Aboriginal Australians--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.)--Public opinion.

Aboriginal Australians--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.)--Ethnic identity.

Aboriginal Australians--Treatment--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.).

Aboriginal Australians--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.)--Economic conditions.

Sydney (N.S.W.)--Attitudes.

Sydney (N.S.W.).

Sydney (N.S.W.)--Social conditions.

Sydney (N.S.W.)--Public opinion.

Sydney (N.S.W.)--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sydney : UNSW Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This honest and compelling book follows the fraught, exciting and painful process of getting to know 'others', in this case Australian Aborigines in the suburbs who are already 'known' through shocking images and worrying statistics. Gillian Cowlishaw has written a book about the intimacy of the encounter, the practical and ethical dilemmas of research and the fun of engagement in the city's outback.

Contents:

Contents; Preface and acknowledgments; Introduction; Talking under water; Finding informants; History hurts; Writing reconciliation; Living skills; Authenticity; Being Frank; In conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

"A UNSW Press book"-- T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-74224-045-3

1-74223-075-X

OCLC:

635291424