Telling The Truth about Aboriginal HistoryOnce upon a time, historical controversies were debated among a small circle of academic historians. Today they are the subject of intense 'history wars' fought out in parliament, courtrooms, museums, newspapers, cafes and blog sites. Bain Attwood takes us to the heart of the conflict about the Aboriginal past in Australia. He tracks the growing popularity of history and weighs the consequences for the nature of historical knowledge and the authority