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One Bright Spot
Victoria K. Haskins
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Description for One Bright Spot
Paperback. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJM; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMC; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
For every Aboriginal child taken away by the state governments in Australia, there was at least one white family intimately involved in their life. One Bright Spot is about one of these families - about 'Ming', a Sydney wife and mother who hired Aboriginal domestic servants in the 20s and 30s, and became an activist against the Stolen Generations policy. Her story, reconstructed by her great-granddaughter, tells of a remarkable, yet forgotten, shared history.
For every Aboriginal child taken away by the state governments in Australia, there was at least one white family intimately involved in their life. One Bright Spot is about one of these families - about 'Ming', a Sydney wife and mother who hired Aboriginal domestic servants in the 20s and 30s, and became an activist against the Stolen Generations policy. Her story, reconstructed by her great-granddaughter, tells of a remarkable, yet forgotten, shared history.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
Number of Pages
281
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403947444
SKU
V9781403947444
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Victoria K. Haskins
VICTORIA HASKINS was born in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1967 and lived in the East Kimberley in Western Australia as a child, until moving to Sydney, New South Wales as a teenager. She was educated at Ku-Ring-Gai High School and the University of Sydney. Having worked in bookshops for many years, Victoria moved to the North Coast of New South Wales ... Read more
Reviews for One Bright Spot
'Victoria Haskins' fine book fills a much-needed gap in our understanding of Australia's history. For too long we have heard the stories of one side or the other; colonised or colonisers. One Bright Spot delicately rounds out our understanding by revealing to us the complexity of the relationships that emerged through the cross-cultural interactions of the early part of the ... Read more