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In 1991 Australia instigated its own reconciliation project between indigenous and non-indigenous people. In this book the author offers a sociological interpretation of this process which suggests that, rather than being a genuine attempt at atonement, that is responsive to key indigenous aspirations, Australian reconciliation is perhaps better understood asthe latest stage in the colonial project.  \nDespite being the longest running reconciliation process, to date there has been no authoritative study of Australian reconciliation. This book fills this significant gap in theoretical and empirical understanding, considering the relevance of acknowledgement and apology, restitution and rights, nation building and state legitimacy to the reconciliation project.  \nDuring Australian reconciliation both the Keating and Howard governments had the opportunity to give legislative effect to common law indigenous land rights, but as this book shows, the legislation that was supposedly enacted to enshrine indigenous land rights more closely reflected the needs of commercial interests and actually functioned to dispossess indigenous people still further.  \nThis is the first book to analyse Australian reconciliation as a reconciliation process. It compliments the burgeoning literature on reconciliation theory and practice and provides fertile material for comparisons with reconciliation processes in other countries such as Chile and South Africa.  \nThis page intentionally left blank  \nReconciliation and Colonial Power  \nIndigenous Rights in Australia  \nDAMIEN SHORT  \nRoehampton University, UK  \n© Damien Short 2008  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher.  \nDamien Short has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to beidentified as the author of this work.  \nPublished by  \nAshgate Publishing Limited Gower House  \nCroft Road  \nAldershot  \nHampshire GU11 3HR England  \nAshgate Publishing Company Suite 420  \n101 Cherry Street Burlington, VT 05401-4405 USA  \nAshgate website: [http://www.ashgate.com](http://www.ashgate.com)  \nBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Data  \nShort, Damien  \nReconciliation and colonial power : indigenous rights in  \nAustralia  \n1. Aboriginal Australians-Civil rights 2. Aboriginal Australians-Politics and government 3. Aboriginal Australians-Government relations 4. Aboriginal Australians-Social conditions 5. Australia-Ethnic relations  \nI. Title 323.1'19915  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nShort, Damien.  \nReconciliation and colonial power : indigenous rights in Australia / by Damien Short. [p. cm](p. cm).  \nIncludes bibliographical references and index.  \nISBN 978-0-7546-4938-0  \n1. Indigenous peoples--Civil rights--Australia. 2. Indigenous peoples--Australia--Social conditions. 3. Indigenous peoples--Australia--Government relations.  \nI. Title  \nJC599 .A8S46 2007  \n323.119'915--dc22  \n2007017563  \nISBN 978 0 7546 4938 0  \nPrinted and bound in Great Britain by MPG Books Ltd, Bodmin, Cornwall.  \nContents  \nList of Figures vii  \nAcknowledgements ix  \nList of Abbreviations xi  \n1 Introduction 1  \n2 Contribution and Engagement 11  \n3 Reconciliation and Land 31  \n4 Reconciliation and Land II: The Wik Case 65  \n5 Reconciliation and the ‘Stolen Generations’ 87  \n6 Reconciliation and Non-Indigenous Australians:  \nThe CAR and the ‘People’s Movement’ 109  \n7 Indigenous People and Australian Reconciliation 131  \n8 The Political Functions of Australian Reconciliation 155  \n9 Conclusion 177  \nBibliography 185  \nIndex 201  \nThis page intentionally left blank  \nList of Figures  \nFigure 6.1 ‘S","cbCaifveVNvAb3nH","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifveVNvAb3nH","pdf",1609185,222,"English","# Introduction\n# Contribution and Engagement\n# Reconciliation and Land\n# Reconciliation and Land II: The Wik Case\n# Reconciliation and the ‘Stolen Generations’\n# Reconciliation and Non-Indigenous Australians: The CAR and the ‘People’s Movement’\n# Indigenous People and Australian Reconciliation\n# The Political Functions of Australian Reconciliation\n# Conclusion\n# Bibliography\n# Index","[{\"question\":\"What does the book argue about Australia’s reconciliation project initiated in 1991?\",\"answer\":\"It argues that Australian reconciliation is better understood as the latest stage in the colonial project rather than a genuine attempt at atonement responsive to Indigenous aspirations.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the book connect reconciliation to Indigenous land rights and legislation?\",\"answer\":\"It explains that both the Keating and Howard governments had opportunities to give legislative effect to common law Indigenous land rights, but the enacted legislation reflected commercial interests and further dispossessed Indigenous people.\"},{\"question\":\"Which case and historical themes are used to analyze reconciliation and its outcomes?\",\"answer\":\"The book examines reconciliation in relation to the Wik case and discusses the “Stolen Generations,” alongside reconciliation involving non-Indigenous Australians through the CAR and related movements.\"}]","Reconciliation and Colonial Power - Indigenous Rights in Australia | PDF",1789945622,559]