The Lives and Legacies of a Carceral Island: A Biographical History of Wadjemup/Rottnest Island

by Ann Curthoys

This book is a biographical history of Rottnest Island, a small carceral island offshore from Western Australia. Rottnest is also known as Wadjemup, or "the place across the water where the spirits are", by Noongar, the Indigenous people of south-western Australia.

Through a series of biographical case studies of the diverse individuals connected to the island, the book argues that their particular histories lend Rottnest Island a unique...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032185031
• ISBN13: 9781032185033
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"