{"product_id":"contested-ground","title":"Contested Ground","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContested Ground\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive and up to date account of the processes and experiences which shaped the lives of Aboriginal Australians from 1788 to the present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt integrates eye-witness accounts, oral histories and historical research to present the first colony-by-colony, state by state history of Aboriginal-white relations. \u003ci\u003eContested Ground\u003c\/i\u003e tells a story of dispossession and denial but it is also a positive account, revealing the persistent struggles of Aboriginal communities for a better future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClearly written and generously illustrated, this book demonstrates why Australian Aboriginal history, like the very land itself, remains contested ground.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Both indigenous and non-indigenous Australians have a lot to learn about each other before reconciliation between the two peoples can be realised. This book will go a long way towards achieving that end.'\u003c\/i\u003e - Paul Behrendt.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45589292417262,"sku":"9780367717803","price":241.4,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780367717803.jpg?v=1721221290","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/contested-ground","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}