The Flash of Recognition: Photography and the Emergence of Indigenous Rights

by Jane Lydon

Inspired by the shocking photograph of two Aboriginal men in neck chains on the cover of Charles Rowley's 1970 classic, The Destruction of Aboriginal Society, this original and highly illustrated book uses photography to tell the bigger story of the struggle for Aboriginal rights in Australia. While many of the images are confronting, it shares the positive story of the way in which photography has been used as a tool for change and to argue...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1742233287
• ISBN13: 9781742233284
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: NewSouth Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.9" x 9.0"