Dawn May

Aboriginal Labour and the Cattle Industry

Queensland from White Settlement to the Present

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book uncovers the central role of Aboriginal labour in the Queensland cattle industry from first contact to the present.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 421g
• ISBN-13: 9780521469159
• ISBN-10: 0521469155
• Artikelnr.: 27007939

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Aboriginal land use at the time of contact
2. The arrival of white people
3. The entry of Aboriginal workers into the cattle industry
4. 1897 and its aftermath
5. Opponents of the Act
6. Continuity and change
7. The 1919 Employment Regulation
8. Increasing government involvement
9. Missions
10. World War II and beyond
11. Equal pay
12. Contemporary land management
Conclusion
Bibliography.