Abstract
One of the cumulative effects of the studies gathered in this book is to undermine any certainty about the meaning of the term 'assimilation'. Yet the desire to fix or to limit the meaning of assimilation is understandably strong, not least among historians. It has been tempting to postulate one figure as the definitive exponent of assimilation, or one statement as its definitive enunciation. Might not an exegesis of this person's utterances and writings yield a stable and unambiguous account of assimilation?
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Contesting assimilation |
| Editors | Tim Rowse |
| Place of Publication | Perth, W.A. |
| Publisher | API Network |
| Pages | 237-249 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| ISBN (Print) | 1920845151 |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
Keywords
- Aboriginal Australians
- assimilation (sociology)