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Frontier Conflict: The Australian Experience
by Bain Attwood (Editor), S. G. Foster (Editor), Dawn Casey
Based on a forum held at the National Museum of Australia, this examination presents a series of essays by leading contributors to the debate over armed conflict within Australia. The diverse historical and political perspectives presented make a major contribution to the study of cross-cultural relations in Australia's past and provide valuable background for understanding relations between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians today.
Synopsis
Based on a forum held at the National Museum of Australia, this examination presents a series of essays by leading contributors to the debate over armed conflict within Australia. The diverse historical and political perspectives presented make a major contribution to the study of cross-cultural relations in Australia's past and provide valuable background for understanding relations between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians today.
About the Author, Bain Attwood
Bain Attwood is an associate professor of history at Monash University in Melbourne and an adjunct professor at the Centre for Cross-Cultural Research at the Australian National University–Canberra. He is the author or editor of many books in the field of Aboriginal history. S. G. Foster is an adjunct professor at the Centre for Cross-Cultural Research and the Humanities Research Centre at the Australian National University–Canberra. He is executive editor of the 11-volume series Australians: A Historical Library and is currently on the editorial board of reCollections: Journal of the National Museum of Australia.
