Serving Our Country
indigenous australians, war, defence and citizenship
- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2018
Summary
Serving Our Country: Indigenous Australians in Defence of the Nation
After decades of silence, Serving Our Country is the first comprehensive history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s participation in the Australian defence forces.
While Indigenous Australians have enlisted in the defence forces since the Boer War, for much of this time they defied racist restrictions and were denied full citizenship rights on their return to civilian life. In Se…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781742235394 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1742235395 |
| Author: | Joan Beaumont, Allison Cadzow |
| Publisher: | NewSouth Publishing |
| Imprint: | NewSouth Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2018 |
| Weight: | 783g |
| Dimensions: | 231mm x 152mm x 40mm |
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Critics Review
‘This book reflects four years of research involving more than 200 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians and their commitment to Australia in a time of war. The result is a series of essays that outlines indigenous involvement in all our wars, how indigenous servicemen and women were so often appallingly treated on their return and how it helped shape indigenous activism…At the heart of this important book is a sombre reminder of the broader themes of our national history.’ – Nick Richardson, Herald Sun
About The Author
Joan Beaumont
Joan Beaumont is Professor Emerita, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, at The Australian National University. Her publications include the multiple awardwinning Broken Nation: Australians and the Great War (2013); with Aaron Pegram and Lachlan Grant; Australia’s War, 1939–45 (1996); and Gull Force: Survival and Leadership in Captivity, 1941–1945 (1988).
Allison Cadzow is Research Associate at The Australian National University on the Serving Our Country: a history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the defence of Australia ARC project. She co-authored *Rivers and Resilience: Aboriginal people on Sydney’s Georges River (2009) with Heather Goodall and co-edited Brokers and Boundaries: Colonial Exploration in Indigenous Territory with Tiffany Shellam, Maria Nugent and Shino Konishi (2016).
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