Bureaucrats and bleeding hearts : indigenous health in northern Australia / Tess Lea.
"This is an anthropological study of the culture of public health governance in the Northern Territory of Australia. It asks what it takes to become a helping white bureau-professional in Australias post-colonial frontier - someone who passionately cares about and resolutely strives toward improved...
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Language: | English |
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Sydney, NSW :
UNSW Press,
2008.
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Physical Description: | xviii, 276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Variant Title: |
Indigenous health in Northern Australia. |
Format: | Book |
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"This is an anthropological study of the culture of public health governance in the Northern Territory of Australia. It asks what it takes to become a helping white bureau-professional in Australias post-colonial frontier - someone who passionately cares about and resolutely strives toward improved health for Indigenous people and how their determination to help is sustained in the face of a self-declared history of failure."--Provided by publisher. |
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Call Number: | DU123.4 .L43 2008 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-267) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781921410185 1921410183 |