Is history good medicine?

Ann McGrath*

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    Abstract

    Australian historians tend to assume that history is good medicine for the wider community, offering beneficial results for the social well-being of a nation, if not the globe. This article calls for this claim to be tested. It examines the pain of history lessons for Indigenous Australians, and, looking beyond the National Apology of 2008, it considers the role that historians might play in developing collaborative approaches to address the crisis of Aboriginal health and social well-being.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)396-414
    Number of pages19
    JournalJournal of Australian Studies
    Volume38
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2 Oct 2014

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