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Black Politics: Inside the complexity of Aboriginal political culture Paperback – 1 February 2009

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Drawing on extensive interviews with activists and politicians, Black Politics explains the dynamics of Aboriginal politics. It reveals the challenges and tensions that have shaped community, regional and national relations over the past 25 years.

Why do Aboriginal communities struggle so hard to be heard in mainstream politics? How do remote and urban communities respond to frequent dramatic shifts in federal and state Aboriginal policies?

Since the early 1990s Aboriginal Australia has experienced profound political changes with very real and lasting implications, from the Mabo land rights case in 1992, to the abolition of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) in 2005, to more recent attempts to reduce the autonomy of remote communities. Sarah Maddison identifies the tensions that lie at the heart of all Aboriginal politics, arguing that until Australian governments come to grips with this complexity they will continue to make bad policy with disastrous consequences for Aboriginal people.

Based on original interviews with influential Aboriginal leaders including Mick Dodson, Tom Calma, Alison Anderson, Jackie Huggins, Warren Mundine and Larissa Behrendt, Black Politics seeks to understand why Aboriginal communities find it so difficult to be heard, get support, and organise internally. It also offers some suggestions for the future, based on the collective wisdom of political players at all levels of Aboriginal politics.

'Sarah Maddison has brought together a formidable range of Indigenous voices and sources and placed their narratives within an analysis to show the depth and complexity of Indigenous cultural and political expression.' - From the foreword by Pat Dodson
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  1. Print length
    336 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Allen & Unwin
  4. Publication date
    1 February 2009
  5. Dimensions
    15.24 x 2.54 x 22.86 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    1741756987
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1741756982
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Sarah Maddison is Senior Associate Dean in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of NSW. She is coeditor of Silencing Dissent and coauthor of Activist Wisdom.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Allen & Unwin (1 February 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1741756987
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1741756982
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 2.54 x 22.86 cm
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Rebecca Barnes
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introduction to anyone working in Aboriginal Affairs or wanting to understand the issues better
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I found this book incredibly helpful in understanding the complexities of Aboriginal politics. I read it prior to starting work in Aboriginal Affairs and I think it really helped ensure I went in understanding that I knew nothing and had a lot to learn and that there is no quick fix to the systemic discrimination Aboriginal people experience.
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