Empire of Political Thought: Indigenous Australians and the Language of Colonial Government

Hardback

Main Details

Title Empire of Political Thought: Indigenous Australians and the Language of Colonial Government
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Bruce Buchan
SeriesEmpires in Perspective
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:272
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 159
Category/GenreColonialism and imperialism
National liberation, independence and post-colonialism
ISBN/Barcode 9781851969258
ClassificationsDewey:325.40994
Audience
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd
Publication Date 1 June 2008
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A book about how European colonists in Australia represented the Indigenous peoples they found there, and the tasks of governing them within the terms of Western political thought. It emphasises how the framework of ideas drawn from the traditions of Western political thought was employed in the imperial government of Indigenous peoples.