McGregor, Russell (2020) Book review: Governing natives: indirect rule and settler colonialism in Australia’s north, by Ben Silverstein, Manchester, Manchester University Press, 2019. ISBN: 978-1-7849-9526-3. History Australia, 17 (3). pp. 581-582.

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Abstract

Ben Silverstein’s book focuses on one moment of native governance in Australia. The New Deal for Aborigines, issued by Commonwealth Minister for the Interior John McEwen in February 1939, has conventionally been regarded as, in C.D. Rowley’s words, a ‘foundation of the assimilation policy’. Without denying its assimilationist aims, Silverstein invites us to see the New Deal as an instance of indirect rule.

Item ID:	64609
Item Type:	Article (Book Review)
ISSN:	1833-4881
Keywords:	colonialism; Aboriginal policy; indirect rule
Copyright Information:	© 2020 Russel McGregor
Date Deposited:	18 Oct 2020 19:44
FoR Codes:	21 HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY > 2103 Historical Studies > 210301 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History @ 100%
SEO Codes:	95 CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING > 9505 Understanding Past Societies > 950503 Understanding Australias Past @ 100%
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