{"product_id":"9780522848168","title":"Uncanny Australia","description":"Author: Jane M Jacobs\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780522848168\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Melbourne University Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 07 Jun 1994\u003cbr\u003ePages: 182\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAboriginal claims for sacredness in modern Australia may seem like minor events, but they have radically disturbed the nation's image of itself. Minorities appear to have too much influence; majorities suddenly feel embattled. What once seemed familiar can now seem disconcertingly unfamiliar, a condition Ken Gelder and Jane M. Jacobs diagnose as 'uncanny'. In \u003ci\u003eUncanny Australia\u003c\/i\u003e Gelder and Jacobs show how Aboriginal claims for sacredness radiate out to affect the fortunes, and misfortunes, of the modern nation. They look at Coronation Hill, Hindmarsh Island, Uluru and the repatriation of sacred objects; they examine secret business in public places, promiscuous sacred sites, ghosts and bunyips, cartographic nostalgia, reconciliation and democracy, postcolonial racism and New Age enchantments. \u003ci\u003eUncanny Australia\u003c\/i\u003e is a challenging and thought-provoking work that offers a new way of understanding how the Aboriginal sacred inhabits the modern nation.","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47241290645662,"sku":"HPC-9780522848168","price":47.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780522848168.jpg?v=1780360583","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780522848168","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}