Serving our country : indigenous Australians, war, defence and citizenship
2018
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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 Serving Our Country Mick Dodson, John Maynard, Joan Beaumont, Noah Riseman, Alison Cadzow, and others, reveal the courage, resilience, and trauma of Indigenous defence personnel and their families, and document the long struggle to gain recognition for their role in the defence of Australia.
Main title:
Serving our country : indigenous Australians, war, defence and citizenship / edited by Joan Beaumont & Allison Cadzow.
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Imprint:
Sydney, N.S.W. : NewSouth Publishing, 2018.
Collation:
xv, 445 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, plates, photographs ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781742235394
Dewey class:
355.00899915094355.00899915
Language:
English
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Subject:
World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Torres Strait IslanderWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Aboriginal AustralianWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Aboriginal AustralianWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Torres Strait IslanderSouth African War, 1899-1902 -- Participation, Aboriginal AustralianCitizenship -- AustraliaAustralia -- Armed Forces -- Aboriginal Australians -- HistoryAustralia -- History, MilitaryAustralia -- Race relations
BRN:
321781
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Indigenous | 355.00899915 SER | Available |
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Indigenous | 355.00899915 SER | Available |