First Australians (Unillustrated) by Rachel Perkins - ISBN: 9780522857269
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Two worlds collide: Australia’s First Peoples’ story of survival and resilience.
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First Australians (Unillustrated)

Unillustrated Edition

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  • Paperback

    312 pages

  • Release Date

    1 January 2010

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Summary

The companion book to the epic SBS TV series, First Australians tells the story that gave birth to the nation.

First Australians is the dramatic story of the collision of two worlds that created contemporary Australia. Told from the perspective of Australia’s first people, it vividly brings to life the events that unfolded when the oldest living culture in the world was overrun by the world’s greatest empire.

Seven of Australia’s leading historians reveal the…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780522857269
ISBN-10:0522857264
Author:Rachel Perkins, Marcia Langton
Publisher:Melbourne University Press
Imprint:Melbourne University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:312
Edition:Television tie-in edition
Release Date:1 January 2010
Weight:415g
Dimensions:24mm x 156mm x 232mm
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First Australians (Unillustrated) by Rachel Perkins - ISBN: 9780522857269
156 × 232 mm
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Critics Review

This collection of essays builds into a fragmented portrait of a modern nation, set against darker themes that lurk within its memory.”

First Australians builds a scholarly picture of Aboriginal history so far missing.” –Michael Lund, Courier Mail
First Australians is a history project so important it makes a little history of its own.” –Time Out Sydney
“This collection of essays builds into a fragmented portrait of a modern nation, set against darker themes that lurk within its memory.” –Nicolas Rothwell, the Weekend Australian

About The Author

Rachel Perkins

Rachel Perkins (Author)

Rachel Perkins is from the Arrernte and Kalkadoon people. She directed the films Radiance, One Night the Moon and Bran Nue Dae, and is one of the directors, writers and producers of First Australians.

Marcia Langton (Author)

Marcia Langton AM is Foundation Professor of Australian Indigenous Studies at the University of Melbourne. She is trained as an anthropologist and geographer, and contributes to policy and debates on Aboriginal land and resource issues, as well as the visual and performing arts and other social and cultural matters.

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