Why read The Other Side of the Frontier?

Book cover of The Other Side of the Frontier: Aboriginal Resistance to the European Invasion of Australia

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The publication of ""The Other Side of the Frontier"" in 1981 profoundly changed the way in which we understand the history of relations between indigenous Australians and European settlers. It has since become a classic of Australian history. Drawing from documentary and oral evidence, the book describes in meticulous and…

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Judith Brett

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A confronting history of the British invasion of Australia, documenting the massacres but also the resistance of indigenous people across the continent as they defended their tribal lands well into the twentieth century. No longer could anyone imagine that Australia had been settled peacefully. The book had a profound impact on Australians’ understanding of their history, but also on the continuing political struggle for indigenous rights.

From Judith's list on politics in Australia.