Our State of Mind: Racial Planning & the Stolen Generations

Quentin Beresford; Paul Omaji

ISBN 10: 186368235X / ISBN 13: 9781863682350

Published by Fremantle Arts Centre Press, South Fremantle, WA. AUST, 1998

About this Item

295pp., endnotes, bibliography, index. Lightly rubbed covers else Fine.(BH) 3/20025.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1741223438409

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Our State of Mind: Racial Planning & the Stolen Generations
• Publisher: Fremantle Arts Centre Press, South Fremantle, WA. AUST
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 186368235X
• ISBN 13: 9781863682350
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Aboriginal History/Culture

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Synopsis

In 1937, the Commonwealth Government and the States resolved to adopt as official policy the removal of Aboriginal children from their families. That policy envisaged the ultimate disappearance of the Aboriginal race. Although this policy was replaced after the Second World War with assimilation, much of the underlying purpose remained.
Our State of Mind examines the racial thinking behind these developments. It challenges Australians to focus on critical issues on the nation's path towards reconciliation.

About the Author

Dr. Quentin Beresford has lectured in politics and public policy at Edith Cowan University since 1993. Before taking up his current position, Dr. Beresford was a senior policy officer in the Western Australian office of the Department of Premier and Cabinet.