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It is wonderful that they will now be available to a new and larger audience.' —Henry Reynolds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Stanner's essays still hold their own among this country's finest writings on matters black and white.' —Noel Pearson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"form-group col-lg-12 col-md-12 paddeql nomargin\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Black Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40532438057095,"sku":"9781760644048","price":36.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/files\/9781760644048-W.E.HStanner_online.jpg?v=1689917758"},{"product_id":"copy-of-killing-for-country-a-family-story","title":"Killing for Country by David Marr","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"form-group col-lg-12 col-md-12 paddeql nomargin\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"book-detail-text-formating\"\u003eA gripping reckoning with the bloody history of Australia's frontier wars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"form-group col-lg-12 col-md-12 paddeql nomargin\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"book-detail-text-formating\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"form-group col-lg-12 col-md-12 paddeql nomargin\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eDavid Marr was shocked to discover his forebears served with the Native \u003cspan\u003ePolice, the most brutal force in Australian history. \u003ci\u003eKilling for Country\u003c\/i\u003e is the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eresult – a personal history of the Frontier Wars.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMarr brings his experience as an investigative journalist, an award-winning \u003cspan\u003ebiographer and political analyst to the story of a colonial family that seized \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehundreds of thousands of acres of land and led Aboriginal troopers into \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebloody massacres in the most violent years of the Native Police. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eKilling for Country\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique history of the making of Australia – a richly \u003cspan\u003edetailed and gripping family saga of fortunes made and lost, of politics and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epower in the colonial world, and the violence let loose by squatters and their \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLondon bankers as they began their long war for the possession of this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecountry – a contest still unresolved in today's Australia.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Black Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40706156331143,"sku":"9781760642730-shopify","price":39.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/files\/KillingforCountry_online_5c8f17ee-0482-4310-9133-1c23b5b6dcf9.jpg?v=1700456748"},{"product_id":"preorder-bina","title":"Bina by Gari Tudor-Smith, Paul Williams \u0026 Felicity Meakins","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe incredible story of the resilience and recovery of Australia's First Nations languages \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAustralia's language diversity is truly breathtaking. This continent lays claim to the world's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elongest continuous collection of cultures, including over 440 unique languages and many \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emore dialects. Sadly, European invasion has had severe consequences \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efor the vitality of these languages. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAmid devastating loss, there has also been the birth of new languages such as Kriol and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYumplatok, both English-based Creoles. Aboriginal English dialects are spoken widely, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erecently there has been an inspiring renaissance of First Nations languages, as communities \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereclaim and renew them.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBina: First Nations Languages Old and New\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etells this story, from the earliest exchange of \u003cspan\u003ewords between colonists and First Nations people to today's reclamations. It is a creative and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexciting introduction to a vital and dynamic world of language.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith a foreword by Nardi Simpson, author of \u003ci\u003eSong of the Crocodile.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"La Trobe University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40926092198023,"sku":"9781760644987","price":37.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/files\/9781760644987.jpg?v=1707444617"},{"product_id":"preorder-broken-heart","title":"Broken Heart by Shireen Morris","description":"\u003cspan\u003eIn late 2023, Australians voted No to recognising Indigenous peoples through a constitutional Voice. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBroken Heart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e unpacks the true complex history of the referendum, illuminating how an alliance with constitutional conservatives fractured under political pressure, and a proposal conceived in compromise got killed by partisan politics.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTold from the unique insider perspective of a constitutional lawyer who worked closely with Noel Pearson for over a decade, this book analyses the mistakes of the government and Yes advocates, the fickleness and ultimate intransigence of the right, and the betrayals and lies that led to the referendum's defeat.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBroken Heart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etells a story of hope and tragedy. 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She explores the importance of kinship, geographic mobility and ties to other First Nations communities. She considers health, education and housing, including the crucial role played by Aboriginal-led organisations. And she describes the ongoing campaigns for social justice, land rights and self-determination.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"form-group col-lg-12 col-md-12 paddeql nomargin\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"book-detail-text-formating\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result is a social history deeply rooted in place. 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How were they changed by this new world? What can the first years of settlement tell us about Australia today?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"form-group col-lg-12 col-md-12 paddeql nomargin\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"book-detail-text-formating\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe First Fleet left Britain at the height of the enclosure movement, when traditional rights to communal land were being rapidly extinguished. Many convicts brought those older ideas about land with them, and the first years of the colony saw a distinctive new society develop. Later, it was supplanted by a system favouring free settlers, large land grants and a creed of unstoppable progress. 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