{"product_id":"the-colonial-fantasy-why-white-australia-cant-solve-black-problems-9781760295820","title":"The Colonial Fantasy: Why white Australia can't solve black problems","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAustralia is wreaking devastation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Whatever the policy--from protection to assimilation, self-determination to intervention, reconciliation to recognition--government has done little to improve the quality of life of Indigenous people. In far too many instances, interaction with governments has only made Indigenous lives worse. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite this, many Indigenous and non-Indigenous leaders and commentators still believe that working with the state is the only viable option. The result is constant churn and reinvention in Indigenous affairs, as politicians battle over the 'right' approach to solving Indigenous problems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Colonial Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e considers why Australia persists in the face of such obvious failure. It argues that white Australia can't solve black problems because white Australia is the problem. Australia has resisted the one thing that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people want, and the one thing that has made a difference elsewhere: the ability to control and manage their own lives. It calls for a radical restructuring of the relationship between black and white Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Sarah Maddison asks hard questions about whether the promise of Australia can deliver for all. Like all great arguments she has made me question my own beliefs.' - \u003ci\u003eStan Grant, author of \u003c\/i\u003eTalking to My Country\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This consequential and groundbreaking survey of Indigenous affairs is essential reading for all (politically engaged) Australians.' - \u003ci\u003eBooks and Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface: Who is Indigenous? Who are settlers?\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Australia's settler problem \u003cbr\u003e1. Recognition \u003cbr\u003e2. Self-determination \u003cbr\u003e3. Representation \u003cbr\u003e4. Land \u003cbr\u003e5. Intervention \u003cbr\u003e6. Incarceration \u003cbr\u003e7. Closing the gap \u003cbr\u003e8. Reconciliation \u003cbr\u003eAppendix: Understanding Australian settler colonialism \u003cbr\u003eReferences \u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53516039749975,"sku":"9781760295820","price":22.52,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-colonial-fantasy-why-white-australia-cant-solve-black-problems-9781760295820","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}