Third World in the First: Development and Indigenous Peoples [Hardcover]

Elspeth Young (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 17, 1995 | ISBN-10: 0415055431 | ISBN-13: 978-0415055437 | Edition: 1

European colonisation has marginalised the `first peoples' in industrialised countries such as Australia and Canada. In remote regions, still the homes of large Aboriginal, Indian and Inuit populations, this legacy remains strong.
Modernisation - the `boom and bust' model of state and private development - and the partial and biased assistance provided by the state have eroded many communities through their disregard for socio-economic structures and the beliefs which underpin them.
Third World in the First explores the past, present and future of these peoples, their treatment by the `West' and the alternative strategies of development which might be available to them.

Editorial Reviews

Review

...a rich and detailed discussion of various development models... ...this book does provide a thorough historical report on development in the two regions, and should certainly be required reading for anyone considering comparative research in [Canada and Australia].
–Transcultural Psychiatry

Young's work compares contemporary Canada and Australia vis-a-vis remote area economic development and its impact on aboriginal peoples.... Young concludes that achievement of sustainable development for aboriginal people can occur only when a secure land base, e.g., Nunavut Canada, is in the hands of its original owners..
–Choice

This is a lushly produced book, complete with many photographs, figures and tables. It demonstrates the value of international comparisons of Indigenous issues, and transcends academic disciplines. A geographer by training, Young focuses on the land and the relationship of Aboriginal peoples to it.
–James Waldram, University Saskatchewan, Journal of Political Ecology

About the Author

Elspeth Young is Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Oceanography at the University of New South Wales, Australia.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 328 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (February 17, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415055431
• ISBN-13: 978-0415055437
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,946,088 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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