Truth-Telling: History, Sovereignty and the Uluru Statement by Henry Reynolds (E
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Truth-Telling: History, Sovereignty and the Uluru Statement by Henry Reynolds (E. 'Our goal of an honourable place in the nation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people owes much to Henry Reynolds.'. - Marcia Langton'This book will allow Australians to build a better, more truthful, Australia.'. Truth-Telling by Henry Reynolds Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Influential historian Henry Reynolds pulls the rug from legal and historical assumptions in a book that's about the present as much as the past. His work shows exactly why Australia's national war memorial must acknowledge the frontier wars, why we must change the date of our national day, and why treaties are important. Publisher Description **Winner, Educational Publishing Australia Awards 2021, Non-Fiction Book of the Year****Winner, Tasmanian Literary Awards 2022, Premier's Prize for Non-fiction at the People's Choice Award****Shortlisted, Queensland Literary Awards 2021 , Non-Fiction Book Award****Longlisted, Dick and Joan Green Family Award for Tasmanian History 2022****Shortlisted, Ernest Scott Prize 2022****Longlisted, Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award 2022**Inspired by the Uluru Statement from the Heart, and its statement that sovereignty 'has never been ceded or extinguished', influential historian Henry Reynolds revisits the very premise of the settlement of Australia and challenges us to do the if the sovereignty of Australia's First Nations was recognised by European international law in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries? What if the audacious British annexation of a whole continent was not seen as acceptable at the time and the colonial office in Britain understood that 'peaceful settlement' was a fiction?Henry Reynolds pulls the rug from under legal and historical assumptions in a book that's about the present as much as the past. Truth-Telling shows exactly why our national war memorial must acknowledge the frontier wars, why we must change the date of our national day, and why treaties are important. Most of all, it makes urgently clear that the Uluru Statement is no rhetorical flourish but carries the weight of history and law and gives us a map for the future.'Our goal of an honourable place in the nation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people owes much to Henry Reynolds.' - Marcia Langton'This book will allow Australians to build a better, more truthful, Australia.' - Mick Dodson Details ISBN 1742236944 ISBN-13 9781742236940 Title Truth-Telling Author Henry Reynolds Format Paperback Year 2021 Pages 288 Publisher NewSouth Publishing GEItemID:131502045; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
