Truth-Telling: History, sovereignty and the Uluru Statement Paperback – 1 February 2021
by Henry Reynolds (Author)
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**Winner, Educational Publishing Australia Awards 2021, Non-Fiction Book of the Year
**Shortlisted, Queensland Literary Awards 2021 , Non-Fiction Book Award
**Longlisted, Dick and Joan Green Family Award for Tasmanian History 2022
**Shortlisted, Ernest Scott Prize 2022
**Longlisted, Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award 2022
Inspired by the Uluru Statement from the Heart, and its statement that sovereignty ‘has never been ceded or extinguished’, influential historian Henry Reynolds revisits the very premise of the settlement of Australia and challenges us to do the same.
What if the sovereignty of Australia’s First Nations was recognised by European international law in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries? What if the audacious British annexation of a whole continent was not seen as acceptable at the time and the colonial office in Britain understood that ‘peaceful settlement’ was a fiction?
Henry Reynolds pulls the rug from under legal and historical assumptions in a book that’s about the present as much as the past. Truth-Telling shows exactly why our national war memorial must acknowledge the frontier wars, why we must change the date of our national day, and why treaties are important. Most of all, it makes urgently clear that the Uluru Statement is no rhetorical flourish but carries the weight of history and law and gives us a map for the future.
‘Our goal of an honourable place in the nation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people owes much to Henry Reynolds.’ ― Marcia Langton
‘This book will allow Australians to build a better, more truthful, Australia.’ ― Mick Dodson
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'Reynolds is perhaps the most important living Australian historian' --Paul Daley, The Guardian
'Reynolds' books have shaped and defined our understanding of the conflicted history of Aboriginal-white relations.' --Peter Stanley, The Sydney Morning Herald
General endorsements for Reynolds' books:
'No other historian can match Henry Reynolds' impact on Australians' understanding of their history and its troubled inheritance.' --Mark McKenna
About the Author
Henry Reynolds is one of Australia's most recognised historians. His pioneering work has changed the way we see the intertwining of black and white history in Australia. His books with NewSouth include The Other Side of the Frontier (reissue); What's Wrong with Anzac? (as co-author); Forgotten War, which won the Victorian Premier's Literary Prize; Unnecessary Wars; and most recently The Whispering in Our Hearts Revisited.
Publisher : NewSouth (1 February 2021)
Language : English
Paperback : 288 pages
ISBN-10 : 1742236944
ISBN-13 : 978-1742236940
Dimensions : 13.34 x 1.91 x 20.32 cmBest Sellers Rank: 20,745 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)2 in Australian & Oceanian Studies
51 in Native American History (Books)
53 in EthnologyCustomer Reviews:
4.6 out of 5 stars 80 ratings
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Andrew O'Keeffe
5.0 out of 5 stars The Story That Should be ToldReviewed in Australia on 3 June 2021
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This is a vital book for understanding Australia. With his superb research, Henry Reynolds puts a persuasive case explaining the past and what should happen in the future for relations between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. He explains the approach of the British government of the day in the late 1700s and of the colonial governments through the 1800s into the 1900s. It's a sad tale. Reynolds makes a strong argument for the importance to truth-telling. Highly recommended.
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MC
5.0 out of 5 stars Putting things into contextReviewed in Australia on 28 August 2022
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Written as a university piece and can be dry in places. Not a simple read and conceptually confronting. However, the message it contains provides an important context around the debate of why providing a voice to parliament is the minimum requirement for our nation.
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JimD
5.0 out of 5 stars a must read for everyone who lives in Australia!!!Reviewed in Australia on 28 August 2022
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This book is well written, easy to read, has well laid out arguments, references accurate historical data. It presents different views and perspectives, is incredibly thought provoking, but ultimately, for me, it does lay out a very strong argument for acknowledgement and truth telling being our only way forward.
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rainwalker
5.0 out of 5 stars State sanctioned murder- Australia’s frontier warsReviewed in Australia on 6 July 2021
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This book is a well researched and elegantly written account of the human cost to Indigenous Australians of white settlement. It makes a strong case for political, cultural and historical redress to Aboriginal Australia. It should be read by all Australians.
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Christine Stewart
4.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading for AustraliansReviewed in Australia on 16 July 2021
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Very helpful when one is deciding whether we should have a treaty or treaties with our First Nation people
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Terry Gatward
5.0 out of 5 stars A great informative read of a very topical subjectReviewed in Australia on 5 May 2021
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The link to the Uluru Statement, the historical context and the clear need for truth-telling about Australian history all gave me a better understanding of these important issues.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent insight into the sad history of the British invasion of Australia.Reviewed in Australia on 21 July 2021
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This book has given me a new understanding of the plight of First Nations people in Australia. I recommend it to all Australians as an essential read.
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Rajous
5.0 out of 5 stars The truth starts to set you freeReviewed in Australia on 1 August 2021
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I used it to update myself on Australian history that I missed at school
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