The White Possessive

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Property, Power, and Indigenous Sovereignty

By Aileen Moreton-Robinson

Series: Indigenous Americas

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The White Possessive examines the intertwined relationships of race, sovereignty, and possession with a focus on property—owning, being, and losing it. Aileen Moreton-Robinson critically engages with Australian Aboriginal experiences to challenge prevailing race theories that centre on slavery and migration, arguing that the nation itself is socially constructed as a white possession.
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Ideal for readers interested in Indigenous studies, critical race theory, settler colonialism, and social justice, as well as academics and students in education and cultural studies.

The White Possessive

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The White Possessive explores the links between race, sovereignty, and possession through themes of property: owning property, being property, and becoming propertyless.

Focusing on the Australian Aboriginal context, Aileen Moreton-Robinson questions current race theory in the first world and its preoccupation with foregrounding slavery and migration. The nation, she argues, is socially and culturally constructed as a white possession.

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Praised for its incisive analysis, the book is recognised for foregrounding whiteness in discussions of possession and dispossession within Indigenous studies. Scholars highlight its unique intellectual contributions, revealing how whiteness shapes concepts of race and belonging, especially in settler colonial contexts. Reviews note its global relevance beyond Australian Indigenous issues and its capacity to provoke critical reflection.

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ISBN: 9780816692163

Publisher: University of Minnesota Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 May 2015

Country: United States

Imprint: University of Minnesota Press

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 38.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 272

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Aileen Moreton-Robinson Education & Reference Non-Fiction Series: Indigenous Americas

About the Author

Aileen Moreton-Robinson is professor of Indigenous studies at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia, and is director of the National Indigenous Research and Knowledges Network. She is author of Talkin' Up to the White Woman: Indigenous Women and Feminism and editor of several books, including Sovereign Subjects: Indigenous Sovereignty Matters.

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