Black death, white hands / Paul R. Wilson
- Bib ID:
- 1905582
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Wilson, Paul R. (Paul Richard), 1941-
- Edition:
- [Rev. ed.]
- Description:
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- Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 1985
- ix, 162 p. : ill.
- ISBN:
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- 0868613002
- 0868613088 (paperback)
- Summary:
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Centres on the trial of Alwyn Peter for the manslaughter at Weipa South of his girlfriend; includes evidence from anthropologists, psychologists, psychiatrists, criminologists and sociologists; numerous case studies cited which highlight the effect of past and present Government policies on Aborigines; ways of changing the situation include granting of land rights and Aboriginalisation of educational and medical facilities.
- Full contents:
- Includes index
- Notes:
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- First published 1982 by Allen and Unwin
- Includes bibliographical references
- Subject:
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- Aboriginal Australians -- Queensland -- Reservations
- Aboriginal Australians -- Crime
- Aboriginal Australians -- Queensland -- Social conditions
- Health services
- Government policy - Initial period and protectionism
- Substance use
- Crime - Against persons
- Crime - Criminology
- Psychology - Interpersonal relations
- Government policy - Assimilation
- Socioeconomic conditions - Living conditions
- Government policy - State and territory - Queensland
- Government policy - Integration
- Weipa / Napranum (Qld NW Cape York SD54-03)
- Mapoon (Qld NW Cape York SC54-15, SD54-03)
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1985
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