{"title":"Richard Broome","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the insightful world of \u003cem\u003eRichard Broome\u003c\/em\u003e, a distinguished author renowned for his comprehensive and empathetic exploration of Australian history. His works provide an in-depth look into the rich tapestry of Indigenous cultures and the complexities of historical events through a balanced lens. With a passion for portraying authentic narratives, Broome's books are a testament to his dedication to historical accuracy and cultural sensitivity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDelve into \u003cem\u003eAboriginal Australians\u003c\/em\u003e, a profound examination of Indigenous history that offers readers a deeper understanding of the Aboriginal people's resilience and heritage. In \u003cem\u003eAboriginal Victorians\u003c\/em\u003e, Broome navigates the intricate history of Victoria’s Aboriginal communities, highlighting their struggles and triumphs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Naga Odyssey\u003c\/em\u003e takes readers on a compelling journey through an astonishing personal story set against the backdrop of historical events, while \u003cem\u003eFighting Hard\u003c\/em\u003e captures the determination and courage of Indigenous Australians in their quest for justice and equality. Finally, \u003cem\u003eMallee Country\u003c\/em\u003e is a rich narrative about the landscape and its people, providing a detailed chronicle of this unique region over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBroome’s works are essential for readers interested in \u003cstrong\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Military\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eScience \u0026amp; Nature\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Memoir\u003c\/strong\u003e, offering a diverse range of perspectives and stories. Discover the profound insights and powerful storytelling that define Richard Broome's contributions to understanding Australia’s past and present.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-naga-odyssey-by-visier-meyasetsu-sany-9781922979681","title":"A Naga Odyssey","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn updated edition of this remarkable story, with a new postscript.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVisier Meyasetsu Sany, his family, and fellow villagers of Khonoma, fled for their lives to the jungles of Nagaland in 1956. He and his family survived privations and starvation for over two years, though many others did not. Visier emerged from the jungle aged eight and into a turbulent world altered by Western influence, civil war, and colonial oppression. He found refuge from war in Australia where, over two decades, he faced the loss of home and tradition, and found healing and a second home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis powerful story tracks Visier's fascinating journey from indigenous religion to Christianity, from village school to a professorship, and from small town life to appearances before the United Nations. His kaleidoscopic sixty-year odyssey to find peace, tranquillity, and forgiveness for others, is vividly told against the rich tapestry of the Naga quest to be free.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Naga Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e is also a particularly Australian story—of the challenges of a refugee family encountering everyday racism but also local compassion, and of displacement from family and the cultural alienation that comes with exile. It is also universalist in its empathy with the plight of Indigenous peoples in terms of loss of land, culture, independence, and sovereignty: \"all Indigenous people share a tremendous grief, sadness and anger, that something has been taken away from them\". - \u003ci\u003eVictorian Historical Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Out of great suffering comes fulfilment, as Visier's remarkable story so dramatically illustrates.' - \u003ci\u003eInitiatives of Change\u003c\/i\u003e news\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'For anyone who wants to know about Nagas and their history this book is invaluable.' - \u003ci\u003eSunday Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'So eloquent is Sany's description that a reader almost feels migrated to a world that never belonged and would never belong to her or him. 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This is an important work of great scholarship, passion, and imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eProfessor Lynette Russell, Centre for Australian Indigenous Studies, Monash University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the creation of any new society, there are winners and losers. So it was with Australia as it grew from a colonial outpost to an affluent society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRichard Broome tells the history of Australia from the standpoint of the original Australians: those who lost most in the early colonial struggle for power. Surveying over two centuries of Aboriginal-European encounters, he shows how white settlers steadily supplanted the original inhabitants, from the shining coasts to inland deserts, by sheer force of numbers, disease, technology, and violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe also tells the story of Aboriginal survival through resistance and accommodation, and traces the continuing Aboriginal struggle to move from the margins of a settler society to a more central place in modern Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBroome's \u003ci\u003eAboriginal Australians\u003c\/i\u003e has long been regarded as the most authoritative account of black-white relations in Australia. This fifth edition continues the story, covering the impact of the Northern Territory Intervention, the mining boom in remote Australia, the Uluru Statement, the resurgence of interest in traditional Aboriginal knowledge and culture, and the new generation of Aboriginal leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Richard Broome's historical analysis breaks the back of every theoretical argument about colonialism and establishes a clear pathway to understanding the present situation.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSharon Meagher, Aboriginal Education Development Officer, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46848197132524,"sku":"9781760528218","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/22669123482814.jpg?v=1758967119"},{"product_id":"aboriginal-victorians-by-richard-broome-9781760879471","title":"Aboriginal Victorians","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarly Europeans saw Victoria and its rolling grasslands as \u003ci\u003eAustralia felix\u003c\/i\u003e—happy south land—a prize left for them by God. 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This second edition has been updated throughout and covers the Yoorrook Justice Commission and treaty negotiations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'As an Aboriginal Victorian, I am sincerely grateful that Richard Broome has produced a refreshed, renewed, and empirically rich historical study in this second edition. We as a State, indeed as a Nation, must seriously approach truth-telling and ponder the possibility of a treaty. 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