Indigenist Critical Realism: Human Rights and First Australians' Wellbeing

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Anthropology

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Wordery

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Taylor & francis

Indigenist Critical Realism: Human Rights and First Australians' Wellbeing : Routledge : 9781138810365 : 1138810363 : 08 May 2015 : "Indigenist Critical Realism: Human Rights and First Australians' Wellbeing consists of a defence of what is popularly known as the Human Rights Agenda in Indigenous Affairs in Australia. It begins with a consideration of the non-well-being of IndigenousAustralians, then unfolding a personal narrative of the author Dr Gracelyn Smallwood's family. This narrative is designed not only to position the author in the book but also in its typicality to represent what has happened to so many Indigenous familiesin Australia. The book then moves to a critical engagement with dominant intellectual positions such as those advanced by commentators such as Noel Pearson, Peter Sutton, Gary Johns and Keith Windschuttle. The author argues that intellectuals such as these have to a great extent colonised what passes for common sense in mainstream Australia. This common sens

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