Edward M. Curr and the Tide of History
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Author
Publication
2013 - ANU Press, Canberra, No place, unknown, or undetermined
Language
English
Word Count
57,250 words, Guess
Page Count
229 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL28359988M
- ISBN-139781922144706
- OCLC Control Number825017066
Classifications
- LCCCT2808.C877 F876 2013
Description
Edward M. Curr (1820-89) was a pastoralist, horse trader, stock inspector, Aboriginal administrator, author and ethnologist. A prominent figure in the history of the Colony of Victoria, he rose to a senior position in the public service and authored several influential books and essays. He is best remembered for his nostalgic memoir, Recollections of Squatting in Victoria (1883), which has become a standard historical source. This book is the first comprehensive biography of Curr and explores both his life and legacy. In particular, it considers his posthumous influence on the Yorta Yorta native title case (1994-2001), when his written account of the Yorta Yorta ancestors played a key role in the failure of the claim. By exploring Curr?s interactions with Aboriginal people?as a pastoralist and Aboriginal administrator?this book advocates a more nuanced, critical, and historically informed interpretation of Curr?s ethnological writings than was evident in the Yorta Yorta case.
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