{"product_id":"9781925377163","title":"A Handful of Sand","description":"Author: Charlie Ward\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781925377163\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Monash University Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Aug 2016\u003cbr\u003ePages: 400\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifty years ago, a group of striking Aboriginal stockmen in the remote Northern Territory of\u0026amp;nbsp;Australia heralded a revolution in the cattle industry and a massive shift in Aboriginal affairs. Now,\u0026amp;nbsp;after many years of research, \u003ci\u003eA Handful of Sand\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story behind the Gurindji people's\u0026amp;nbsp;famous Wave Hill Walk-off in 1966 and questions the meanings commonly attributed to the return\u0026amp;nbsp;of their land by Gough Whitlam in 1975. Written with a sensitive, candid, and perceptive hand, \u003ci\u003eA\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eHandful of Sand\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the path Vincent Lingiari and other Gurindji elders took to achieve their\u0026amp;nbsp;land rights victory, and how their struggles in fact began, rather than ended, with Whitlam's\u0026amp;nbsp;handback.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch5\u003eShortlisted for the\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.arts.gov.au\/pm-literary-awards\/current-awards\"\u003e Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2017 \u003c\/a\u003e(Australian History)\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the Chief Minister's Northern Territory\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/mediareleases.nt.gov.au\/mediaRelease\/23291\"\u003eHistory Book Award 2017\u003c\/a\u003e\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46867084837022,"sku":"ADS-9781925377163","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781925377163.jpg?v=1779429521","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781925377163","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}