From Mission To Church. The CMS Mission to the Aborigines of Arnhem Land 1908 - 1985 by Cole, Keith - 1985

Keith Cole Publications, Bendigo, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Maps & black-and-white photographs. Second copy, no damage to the dust jacket, no damage to the book, no annotations. End page maps centred on Arnhem land, text interspersed with many black-and-white photographs, and with bibliography, list of missionaries & index."The failure of assimilation policies is to be found in certain basic flaws in the philosophy. First and foremost assimilation assumed that all Aborigines had to be absorbed into white society, even though this might take several generations. There are outlook, their way of life and their customers had to be changed. They had to be cared for until they could care for themselves in a white way to suit white people. Differences of culture would then disappear. In other words assimilation meant ultimately the destruction of aboriginal culture." Pages 160/161 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 240 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Maps & black-and-white photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Indigenous Cultures; Aboriginal; Australia; 20th century; Religion & Theology. ISBN: 0908447159. ISBN/EAN: 9780908447152. Inventory No: 0281049. . 9780908447152