From hunting to drinking : the devastating effects of alcohol on an Australian Aboriginal community /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McKnight, David, 1935-2006
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
Subjects:
Aboriginal Australians > Alcohol use > Australia > Mornington Island (Qld.)
Aboriginal Australians > Government relations.
Alcoholism > Australia > History.
Australiens (Aborigènes) > Consommation d'alcool > Australie > Mornington, Île (Queensl.)
Australiens (Aborigènes) > Relations avec l'État.
Alcoolisme > Australie > Histoire.
SELF-HELP > Substance Abuse & Addictions > Alcoholism.
Aboriginal Australians > Alcohol use
Aboriginal Australians > Government relations
Alcoholism
Australia
Queensland > Mornington Island
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Anthropological views of 'the problem of drinking'
  • 3. Policies and practices : putting Aborigines 'in their place'
  • 4. The social and historical background of the Wellesley Islands
  • 5. Changing relationships between the generations
  • 6. 'Try-ask' and 'knock-back'
  • 7. The snake
  • 8. The shire and the canteen
  • 9. The destruction of the community and of the self
  • 10. Childhood and formal education
  • 11. Law and the police
  • 12. The built environment
  • 13. 'You can't stop native people from drinking'?
  • 14. Why isn't something done?
  • 15. Conclusions.

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