White Flour, White Power - From Rations to Citizenship in Central Australia (Hardcover, New)

The colonial practice of rationing goods to Aboriginal people has been neglected in the study of Australian frontiers. This book argues that much of the colonial experience in Central Australia can be understood by seeing rationing as a fundamental, though flexible, instrument of colonial government. Rationing was the material basis for a variety of colonial ventures: scientific, evangelical, pastoral and the post-war program of 'assimilation'. Combining history and anthropology in a cultural study of rationing, this book develops a new narrative of the colonisation of Central Australia. Two arguments underpin this story: that the colonists were puzzled by the motives of the Indigenous recipients; and that they were highly inventive in the meanings and moral foundations they ascribed to the rationing relationship. This study goes to the heart of contemporary reflections on the nature of Indigenous 'citizenship'.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 1998
First published:	1998
Authors:	Tim Rowse
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	272
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-62457-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples Books > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Promotions
LSN:	0-521-62457-6
Barcode:	9780521624572

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