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Farmers or Hunter-gatherers? : The Dark Emu Debate.

"An authoritative study of pre-colonial Australia that dismantles and reframes popular narratives of First Nations land management and food production. Australians' understanding of Aboriginal society prior to the British invasion from 1788 has been transformed since the publication of Bru...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sutton, Peter
Otros Autores: Walshe, Keryn
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Publishing, 2021.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • Dedication
  • About this book
  • Contents
  • 1. The Dark Emu debate
  • 2. Spiritual propagation
  • 3. The language question
  • 4. Ecological agents and 'firestick farming'
  • 5. Social evolutionism rebirthed
  • 6. The agriculture debate
  • 7. Patterns of apparel
  • 8. 'Aquaculture' or fishing and trapping?
  • 9. Dwellings
  • 10. Mobility
  • 11. The explorers' records
  • 12. 'Agricultural' implements and antiquity
  • 13. Stone circles and 'smoking' trees
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 1: When did Indigenous people arrive in Australia?
  • Appendix 2: Band movements recorded by William Buckley
  • Acknowledgements
  • Image credits
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index