xvi 236 pages, indexed, illustrated with black and white plates. The cover is lightly rubbed and the pages tanned, else a clean, unmarked and solid copy. ""This is a bold account told from the vantage point of a social justice activist who has been an insider in indigenous law making. In conversational style Brennan describes the backroom negotiations, stalled promises and groundbreaking legislation of recent history. He steers us beyond the complexities of Mabo and native title towards the year 2001 and constitutional reform." (back cover