{"product_id":"politics-philosophical-ordering-by-country","title":"Politics: Philosophical Ordering by Country","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat do you need to know to prosper as a people for 65,000 years or more? The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.mhnsw.au\/collections\/first-knowledges\" title=\"First Knowledges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst Knowledges\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e series provides a deep understanding of the expertise, wisdom and ingenuity of Indigenous Australians.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst Nations peoples of Australia are among the world's oldest political designers. For them, Country isn't just a place to live, it's part of the network of relationships that shape responsibilities, behaviour and decision-making - a template for living together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst Nations social and political systems balance individual freedom with a strong sense of responsibility and connection to others. By placing relationships at the centre, these systems encourage ethical behaviour and create long-term stability and security.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMary Graham and Morgan Brigg interrogate and unpack two political systems - cultural and colonial - that appear to be at opposite ends of a continuum. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolitics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is about how these two systems can move together and, in these unpredictable times, help to guide the building of a modern Australia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the series:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eEach book is a collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous writers and editors; the series is edited by Margo Neale, senior Indigenous curator at the National Museum of Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Mary Graham\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a Kombumerri person through her father's heritage and affiliated with Wakka Wakka through her mother's people. She has worked across government and universities, teaching Aboriginal history, politics and comparative philosophy, and incorporating Aboriginal knowledges into curricula. She is one of the foremost writers on Aboriginal Australian knowledges, and philosophy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Morgan Brigg\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an Associate Professor at the University of Queensland and long-term collaborator with Mary Graham. He specialises in conflict resolution, peacebuilding, political theory, and the politics of knowledge. His research facilitates exchange between Western and Indigenous political philosophies and socio-political orders as part of a wider exploration of the politics of cultural difference, governance, and selfhood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca\u003eMary Graham and Morgan Brigg\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished July 2026\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e198mm x 130m\u003cbr\u003eISBN \u003cspan\u003e9781760764272\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson","offers":[{"title":"Mary Graham Morgan Brigg","offer_id":59255154049105,"sku":"9781760764272","price":26.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/6464\/files\/first-knowledges-politics-cover.jpg?v=1774832522","url":"https:\/\/shop.mhnsw.au\/products\/politics-philosophical-ordering-by-country","provider":"Museums of History NSW","version":"1.0","type":"link"}