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Aboriginal placenames : naming and re-naming the Australian landscape /

"The 19 studies brought together in this book present an overview of current issues involving Indigenous placenames across the whole of Australia, drawing on the disciplines of geography, linguistics, history, and anthropology. They include meticulous studies of historical records, and perspect...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Autres auteurs: Hercus, L. A. (Luise Anna), 1926-2018, Koch, Harold
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Canberra : ANU E Press, ©2009.
©2009
Collection:Aboriginal history monograph series ; 19.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:"The 19 studies brought together in this book present an overview of current issues involving Indigenous placenames across the whole of Australia, drawing on the disciplines of geography, linguistics, history, and anthropology. They include meticulous studies of historical records, and perspectives stemming from contemporary Indigenous communities. The book includes a wealth of documentary information on some 400 specific placenames, including those of Sydney Harbour, the Blue Mountains, Canberra, western Victoria, the Lake Eyre district, the Victoria River District, and southwestern Cape York Peninsula."--Publisher's description.
Description matérielle:1 online resource.
ISBN:9781921666094
1921666099