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Intervention, The: An Anthology

Scott, Rosie, 1948-2017, editor; Heiss, Anita, 1968-, editor
ISBN: 9780646937090 Categories: ,

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AUSTRALIANA ABORIGINAL

In this historic anthology, award-winning writers Rosie Scott and Dr Anita Heiss have gathered together the work of twenty of Australian’s finest writers both Indigenous and non-Indigenous together with powerful statements from Northern Territory Elders to bring a new dimension and urgency to an issue that has remained largely outside the public radar. One of the most invasive, puzzling and unprecedented actions by a government in Australian history — the 2007 NT Intervention by the Howard Government- has resulted in an ongoing and flagrant breach of human rights. The introduction of this racist legislation has never been fully debated nationally nor has there ever been any significant consultation with the Indigenous communities most affected. In compelling fiction, memoir, essays, poetry and communiqués, the dramatic story of the Intervention and the despair, anguish and anger of the First Nations people of the Territory comes alive. The Intervention: an Anthology is an extraordinary document — deeply moving, impassioned, spiritual, angry and authoritative — it’s essential reading for anyone who wants to understand this passionate opposition.

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AuthorScott, Rosie, 1948-2017, editor; Heiss, Anita, 1968-, editor
Number of pages272
PublisherConcerned Australians
Year Published2015
Binding Type

Softcover

Book Condition

Near Fine

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