Gould Genealogy and History

Placing the struggles between Aboriginals groups and European settlers in a broader context, 'Claiming a Continent' explores notions of possession, dispossession and proprietorship; debates which continue to spilt the nation. In this updated and revised edition, Day also examines contemporary issues - the Republic referendum, East Timor, John Howard and the Reconciliation process - and their continuing repercussions.

'Claiming a Continent' is an award winning book, that is for anyone interested in discovering for themselves the real story of Australia.

Contents:
1. 'Every tribe has its own district': Aboriginal Arrival and Society pre-1788
2. 'A pure state of Nature': The European Discovery of Australia 1500s-1770
3. 'A land seen for the first time': Claiming and Naming Australia 1788-1829
4. 'They must always consider us as enemies': Confronting the Traditional Owners 1788-1792
5. 'The cultivation and improvement of waste lands': The Pastoral Invasion 1788-1840
6. 'They clear the land of a detested incubus': Dealing with the Aborigines 1792-1835
7. 'They understand the system of reprisals': Continuing the Conquest of the Aborigines 1835-1900
8. 'Buried in a countless throng of Chinamen': The Effects of the Gold Rushes 1851-1860
9. 'Into the bosom of unknown lands': Exploring the Interior 1813-1875
10. 'A home in the vast wilderness': The Intensification of Settlement 1860-1900
11. 'The time for union is come': The Push for Federation 1851-1901
12. 'Until the last coloured man has disappeared': The Creation of White Australia 1901-1914
13. 'Now we know what nations know': The Blooding of the Nation 1914-1918
14. 'On the threshold of achievement': Building Up British Australia 1919-1929
15. 'Our claim to be allowed to remain a White Australia': The Worried Years 1930-1939
16. 'A citadel for the British-speaking race': The coming of War 1939-1942
17. 'The Battle of Australia': War in the Pacific 1942-1945
18. 'The flag of White Australia will not be lowered': The Post-War Peopling of Australia 1945-1950
19. 'Thrusting their red spear-points towards Australia': Developing the Interior 1950-1960
20. 'There is a continent awaiting our conquest': A Land of Plenty 1960-1972
21. The natural and desirable future': The Coming of Multiculturalism 1972-1988
22. 'The end of the great lie': A Tentative Embrace of Aboriginal Australia 1988-1996
23. 'Australia can do anything': A Nation Adrift 1996-2001
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Index