Research books and monographs

We publish edited volumes and monographs in a range of areas including land rights and native title, history, anthropology, cultural and legal studies, governance, education, linguistics and health.

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Arresting Incarceration - Pathways out of Indigenous imprisonment

Don Weatherburn

Rates of Indigenous imprisonment have soared despite sweeping reforms by the Keating government following the 1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. What has gone wrong?
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Aborigines and the 'Sport of Kings': Aboriginal jockeys in Australian racing history (Third edition)

John Maynard

Coming from an Aboriginal family involved in racing, John Maynard has always know there have been more Aboriginal jockeys contributing to Australian racing than is generally known. In Aborigines and the ‘Sport of Kings’ he combines his skills as a
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Coranderrk: We will show the country

Giordano Nanni, Andrea James

The Aboriginal people of Coranderrk reserve in central Victoria waged a sustained campaign for justice, land rights and self-determination in colonial Australia. Despite having created an award-winning farm they were targeted for removal. Their
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Protest, Land Rights and Riots: Postcolonial struggles in Australia in the 1980s

Barry Morris

The 1970s saw the battle for Aboriginal people’s struggles for recognition of their postcolonial rights. Rural communities, where large Aboriginal populations lived, were in foment as a consequence of political, economic and major structural change,
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Aboriginal ways of using English

Diana Eades

This new collection by Professor Diana Eades addresses the way non-traditional language Aboriginal speakers of English use and speak English. To understand Aboriginal ways of speaking English leads to better understanding Aboriginal identity, a
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Steady Steady: The life and music of Seaman Dan

Henry Gibson Dan, Karl Neuenfeldt

Born on Thursday Island in 1929, Seaman Dan didn’t release his debut album, ‘Follow the Sun’, until his 70th birthday. In the next ten years he released five albums, showcasing traditional music from the Torres Strait, as well as those revealing his
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Our Stories are our Survival

Dr Lawrence Bamblett

Our stories are our survival centres on the continuity of Wiradjuri culture. It is a celebration of storytelling and the joys of life within an Aboriginal Australian community. It offers an alternative to the commonly told stories of Aboriginal
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Information Technologies and Indigenous Communities

Through mobile phones, digital archives and remote access education, Indigenous Australians are finding new ways to express and maintain their culture. This wide-ranging collection of papers explores how digital technology is changing lives in remote
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Living with native title: the experiences of registered native title corporations

What does it actually mean to live with native title? Through seven case studies, this book presents the experiences of native title holders and the corporations looking after their native title interests.
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Exploring urban identities and histories

This collection of papers considers the history of urbanisation, identity and the social and economic needs of Indigenous people living in urban  and regional areas of Australia.
Last updated: 05 May 2021