Aboriginal Workers (Special Issue of Labour History #69, Nov 1995) by Jackie Huggins and Ann McGrath and Kay Saunders

Australia's national history has rarely allowed space for the history of Aboriginal work. This void enabled the growth of conflicting racist stereotypes of Aborigines as either lazy or slave-drudges. Historical research tells us otherwise, with Aborigines demonstrably efficient workers in colonial Australia. Throughout Australia's history, they worked as domestics, pastoral and sexual workers, and in entertainment, sports and the arts. It explores contested white representations of Aboriginal workers and presents an Australia-wide survey with a chronology sweeping across the full post-contact period, especially the less researched twentieth century. As well as providing valuable new material, Aboriginal Workers offers fresh insights, especially into the complex intersections of gender, race and labour. Significantly, this collection includes the perspectives of both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal historians and workers. Updated with a new introduction for 2020. This 2020 Softcover is in very good condition.

ISBN: 9780909944049 SKU: 1582544 This image is of the actual book.

SKU: 1582544
Location: Non Fiction