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Uncovering Australia
Allen & Unwin 2002; US$ 40.90Drawing on fascinating case studies and examining the conflicts that exist between archaeologists, Indigenous people and government, Sarah Colley provides a uniquely readable exploration of how the field of archaeology continues to evolve in our postcolonial world. more...
Kamilaroi & Kurnai
Aboriginal Studies Press 1991; US$ 26.50A 'landmark in Australian anthropology' when it first appeared in 1880, this is the first major analysis of Aboriginal social structure, adopting a model today termed 'social Darwinist'. While this theory is now rejected, it exerted tremendous influence on European attitudes for decades. Kamilaroi and Kurnai is of particular relevance to Koories of... more...
Being Black
Aboriginal Studies Press 1988; US$ 26.50This volume brings together results of research by anthropologists on the social life of people who used to be labelled 'part-Aborigines' or 'urban Aborigines'. Issues discussed include bases of identity, ties of family, structure of community, ways of speaking, beliefs and feelings about country, and attitudes to the past. more...
Born of Conquerors
Aboriginal Studies Press 1991; US$ 26.50Judith Wright is one of Australia?s best know poets. She also published numerous essays, children?s books and documentary histories. Born of the Conquerors is a collection of 21 essays previously published in a wide variety of journals and other publications. The topics range from the autobiographical through political comment to literary criticism.... more...
Past and Present
Aboriginal Studies Press 1988; US$ 26.50This book examines Aboriginal identity in various forums - discourse, education, juvenile institutions, geographic locations, in terms of myths and in land rights actions. A selection of authors drawn from a variety of disciplines present a readable collection of works covering the past and the present, and many issues which face Aboriginal people... more...
Thinking Black
Aboriginal Studies Press 2004; US$ 31.00William Cooper is one of the most important Aboriginal leaders in Australia?s history. This book tells the story of Cooper and the Australian Aborigines? League and their campaign for Aboriginal people?s rights. more...
Unfinished Constitutional Business?
Aboriginal Studies Press 2005; US$ 35.00This book offers fresh insights into the ways Indigenous peoples can chart their own course and realise self-determination. It provides a comprehensive international exploration of Indigenous self-determination and argues that patterns and strategies are emerging that will allow Indigenous peoples to realise their goals. more...
Whitening Race
Aboriginal Studies Press 2004; US$ 31.00Whitening Race comes to fruition at a time in world history and global politics when questions about race require critical investigation and engagement. With its focus on Australia, this book engages with relations between migration, Indigenous dispossession and whiteness. more...
A Higher Authority
University of NSW Press 2006; US$ 35.95This important book recovers the long tradition of indigenous transnationalism ? contact with external people, institutions, ideas ? throughout Australia?s history from before white settlement to the present. more...
Stars of Tagai
Aboriginal Studies Press 1993; US$ 26.50Stars of Tagai is about life among the blue-water people of the Torres Strait Islands ? the title is drawn from the myth of Tagai which belongs to all Torres Strait Islanders. The book explores the changing life of these sea people, their creation and re-creation of identity, and their unique sea culture rich in meaning and custom. Covering the period... more...









