King Brown Country

Name: King Brown Country
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781741756227
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The betrayal of Papunya

By Russell Skelton

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King Brown Country by Russell Skelton delves into the complex social and political landscapes of central Australia, particularly focusing on the challenges faced by Indigenous communities. It examines the intersections of tradition, governance, and modern societal issues, providing an insightful look into the realities influencing these communities. The book combines investigative journalism with a personal narrative to address current affairs and systemic challenges within the region.
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This book may appeal to you if you're interested in Australian politics and social issues, particularly concerning the struggles and challenges faced by Indigenous communities. Written by an investigative journalist, it provides an insightful exploration of systemic issues through a detailed narrative.

King Brown Country

Award-winning journalist Russell Skelton presents a devastatingly revealing portrait of Papunya, a Western Desert community that once showed such promise, now a community in severe crisis.

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Set with the backdrop of Papunya, a Northern Territory Aboriginal community whose history showed so much promise but whose dysfunction is now more prominent than its famous artwork, King Brown Country is a book that has to be published.

It goes to the core of Indigenous issues today to expose unmitigated misery, shocking levels of domestic violence and sex abuse, and extreme alcohol and substance dependency. But above all, it reveals how a powerful fiefdom was allowed to rule unchallenged and unchecked to the great detriment of a once secure community, and explains why the Intervention was necessary and why it may not work.

King Brown Country is a powerful and shaming portrait of a community in crisis. Papunya remains an emblem for the failure of all Australians to come to terms with the continent's oldest inhabitants.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781741756227

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 2010

Country: Australia

Imprint: Allen & Unwin

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 336g

Pages: 260

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs Russell Skelton

About the Author

Russell Skelton is a contributing editor the The Age. He has received the prestigious Grant Hattam Quill award for investigative journalism and a United Nations Association Peace Award for his reports on Aboriginal disadvantage.