Civilisation or extinction: the destiny of the Aborigines in the white Australian imagination, c.1880-1939

McGregor, Russell (1993) Civilisation or extinction: the destiny of the Aborigines in the white Australian imagination, c.1880-1939. PhD thesis, James Cook University of North Queensland.

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DOI: 10.25903/px5b-wj13

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Abstract

This thesis explores the intellectual underpinnings of the belief, widely held in nineteenth and early twentieth century Australia, that the Aborigines were doomed to extinction. In the process, it explains how the prediction pertained to a category of persons which was much more narrowly defined than that which is today designated 'Aboriginal'. From this, it goes on to examine the declining credibility which was awarded to the notion of inevitable extinction, particularly in the period between the two World Wars.


Item ID:	84284
Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Keywords:	Aboriginal Australians; Dispossession; Race relations; Late 1800s; Early 1900s; Colonialism; European settlement; Anthropology; Aboriginal political activists
Copyright Information:	Copyright © 1993 Russell McGregor
Sensitivity Note:	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are warned that this thesis may contain images, transcripts or names of people now deceased. It may also contain historically and culturally sensitive words, terms and descriptions that may now be considered inappropriate.
Date Deposited:	05 Dec 2024 23:31
FoR Codes:	45 INDIGENOUS STUDIES > 4505 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, society and community > 450502 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander anthropology @ 50% 45 INDIGENOUS STUDIES > 4505 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, society and community > 450520 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander political participation and representation @ 50%
SEO Codes:	13 CULTURE AND SOCIETY > 1307 Understanding past societies > 130703 Understanding Australia’s past @ 50% 21 INDIGENOUS > 2104 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage and culture > 210499 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage and culture not elsewhere classified @ 50%
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