The Great White Flood, Racism in Australia: Critically Appraised from an Aboriginal Historico-Theological Viewpoint (AAR Cultural Criticism Series)

Pattel-Gray, Anne

ISBN 10: 078850133X / ISBN 13: 9780788501333

Published by Oxford University Press, 1998

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Fine copy in softcover. White spine with black titles. 8vo.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Great White Flood, Racism in Australia: Critically Appraised from an Aboriginal Historico-Theological Viewpoint (AAR Cultural Criticism Series)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 078850133X
• ISBN 13: 9780788501333
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

This book examines the impact of racist government legislation and policies upon the indigenous people of Australia over the last 200 years. Anne Pattel-Gray contends that racism in Australia is rooted in the long and corrupt relationship between government and church. The persistence of racism in every area of Australian society is documented, from government to schools to courts to churches, and the illusory humanitarian and human rights stances of both institutions are here exposed. Pattel-Gray argues that racism is an endemic and chronic problem that must be addressed and solved, Her book defines and clarifies racist terminology and language, reviews historical and contemporary expressions of Australian racism, and assesses both the concept and the recent process of reconciliation in Australia.