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Black Chicks Talking by Leah Purcell (Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHachette Australia
ISBN-100733610706
ISBN-139780733610707
eBay Product ID (ePID)30405861

Product Key Features

Book TitleBlack Chicks Talking
Number of PagesXvi, 363 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPersonal Memoirs, Indigenous Studies, Women's Studies
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorLeah Purcell
FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight21.5 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in

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LCCN2002-491348
Dewey Decimal305.89915
SynopsisCollection of interviews with ten Aboriginal women. Covers contemporary issues such as politics, leadership, family, identity, survival, racism, culture and suffering and reveals the strength, dignity, pride and spirituality of the women. Those interviewed include actor Deborah Mailman, netballer Sharon Finnan, filmmaker Rachel Perkins, former Miss Australia Kathryn Hay, and community police warden Rosanna Angus. Includes photos and colour reproductions of painted portraits of the interviewees by Robert Hannaford. Author is an indigenous Australian singer songwriter, actor and director, and recently starred in the film 'Lantana'. This is her second book and has also been made into a documentary directed by her.
LC Classification NumberGN666.P87 2002