The European Mind

Colonialism, Capitalism, Christianity and how to recover

The European Mind is a feat. History, memoir and philosophy synthesised into a compelling whole that takes the reader on a journey from how did we get here, to where we might hope to go.

This is Bruce Pascoe’s boldest and most important work to date. It will change Australia’s mind.

"In this thought-provoking and inspirational book Pascoe not only identifies the persistence of the colonial power structures and thinking that European colonists brought to the world, but the hope for remedy that lies in remembering certain Indigenous ways of being." - Alan Lester, Professor of Historical Geography and editor of The Truth About Empire: Real Histories of British Colonialism

About the author

Bruce Pascoe is an Aboriginal farmer and writer of literary fiction, non-fiction, poetry, essays and children’s literature, based on Yuin Country. His publications have won numerous awards including the NSW Premier’s Award for Literature, the Booksellers Association Prize and the CBCA Eve Pownall award. He is the author of the groundbreaking, bestselling book Dark Emu.

Bruce Pascoe
Published September 2026
Paperback
288 pages 
233mm x 154mm
ISBN 9781922864673