W.E.H. Stanner's words changed Australia. Without condescension and without sentimentality, in essays such as 'The Dreaming' Stanner conveyed the richness and uniqueness of Aboriginal culture. In his Boyer Lectures he exposed a 'cult of forgetfulness practised on a national scale,' regarding the fate of the Aborigines, for which he coined the phrase 'the great Australian silence'. And in his essay 'Durmugam' he provided an unforgettable portrait of a warrior's attempt to hold back cultural change. 'He was such a man,' Stanner wrote. 'I thought I would like to make the reading world see and feel him as I did.' The pieces collected here span the career of W.E.H. Stanner as well as the history of Australian race relations. They reveal the extraordinary scholarship, humanity and vision of one of Australia's finest essayists. With an introductory essay by Robert Manne.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Black Inc.
ISBN-13
9781863955171
eBay Product ID (ePID)
97229238
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Regional History
Author
w. E. H. Stanner
Publication Name
The Dreaming and Other Essays
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Social Sciences, History
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
314 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
199mm
Item Width
131mm
Item Weight
272g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
w. E. H. Stanner
Country/Region of Manufacture
Australia
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