The Politics of Suffering: Indigenous Australia and the End of the Liberal Consensus
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Combining original observation with deep emotional engagement, this provocative book argues that, despite claims to the contrary, the quality of life of indigenous Australians did not improve between 1970 and the year 2000. Debunking past attempts to improve the tragic situation of many Aboriginal communities, this record discusses the reforms that granted land rights and encouraged traditional cultures, in the hope that this empowerment would be beneficial. Erroneously, however, this same period saw a decline in safety, health, literacy, numeracy, and employment within the Aboriginal community. Groundbreaking and informative, this document offers fresh insight and hope for a new era in indigenous politics. The Age In the often-tortuous terrain of indigenous politics, Peter Sutton is a myth-buster. Through personal observation, forensic rigour and an anthropologist's eye, he questions the foundations on which 40 years of public policy, often imposed with bipartisan goodwill, has been constructed.
Acknowledgements ixIntroduction 11 After Consensus 142 Rage and Its Reasons 423 The Trouble with Culture 634 Violence, Ancient and Modern 875 Bodies Politic 1156 Customs Not in Common 1447 Unusual Couples 1638 On Feeling Reconciled 194Notes 216Bibliography 240Index 263
