The biggest estate on earth : how Aborigines made Australia / Bill Gammage.
The biggest estate on earth : how Aborigines made Australia / Bill Gammage.
The biggest estate on earth : how Aborigines made Australia / Bill Gammage.
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Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2012, c2011.
Date
2012, c2011.
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G 2013/4726 , 305.89915/484
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxiii, 434 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Australia in 1788 Introduction - The Australian estate - 1. Curious landscapes - 2. Canvas of a continent Why was Aboriginal land management possible? - 3. The nature of Australia - 4. Heaven on earth - 5. Country How was land managed? - 6. The closest ally - 7. Associations - 8. Templates -...
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Publisher
Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2012, c2011.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2012, c2011.
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Summary
"Across Australia, early Europeans commented again and again that the land looked like a park. With extensive grassy patches and pathways, open woodlands and abundant wildlife, it evoked a country estate in England. Bill Gammage has discovered this was because Aboriginal people managed the land in a far more systematic and scientific fashion than w...
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The biggest estate on earth : how Aborigines made Australia / Bill Gammage.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-415) and index.
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Awards
Prime Minister's Literary Awards: Prize for Australian History, 2012.
NSW Premier's Literary Award, Douglas Stewart Prize: Shortlist (2013)
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G 2013/4726 , 305.89915/484
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74VvbWyKM4DA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvbWyKM4DA
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ISBN
9781743311325 (pbk.) :
DDC
305.89915
MMS ID
991014882359702626
