{"product_id":"9781922979070","title":"The Good Country","description":"Author: Bain Attwood\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781922979070\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Monash University Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jul 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeyond the generalisations of national and colonial history, what can we know about how Aboriginal nations interacted with the British settlers who invaded their country, the men appointed by the imperial and colonial governments to protect them, and each other?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Good Country Bain Attwood makes a major contribution to our knowledge of this period by providing a superbly researched, finely grained local history of the Djadja Wurrung people of Central Victoria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story is a shocking one, of destruction, decimation and dispossession, but, equally powerfully, it is not one of unceasing conflict. With reference to an unusually rich historical record, concepts such as the frontier and resistance emerge as inadequate in this context. Attwood recovers a good deal of the modus vivendi that the Djadja Wurrung reached with sympathetic protectors, pastoralists and gold diggers, showing how they both adopted and adapted to these intruders to remain in their own country, at least for a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, drawing past and present together, Attwood relates the remarkable story of the revival of the Djadja Wurrung in recent times as they have sought to become their own historians.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46867063079070,"sku":"ADS-9781922979070","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781922979070.jpg?v=1779429066","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781922979070","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}