Books by Tim (University of Sydney) Rowse

Since the 1967 constitutional referendum, Australian governments have moved towards policies of indigenous self-determination. This book, first published in 2000, presents the central issue of self-determination, as seen by Dr H. C. Coombs: through what political mechanisms will indigenous Australians find their own voice?

This book focuses on the practice of rationing goods to Aboriginal people in Central Australia, arguing that it was a fundamental, though flexible, instrument of colonial government. Combining history and anthropology in a cultural study, Rowse develops a new narrative of the colonisation of Central Australia.