Where the ancestors walked : Australia as an Aboriginal landscape / Philip Clarke.
Where the ancestors walked : Australia as an Aboriginal landscape / Philip Clarke.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, c2003.
Call Numbers
T0359163 , 306.08999/19 , 306.08999
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xii, 282 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Pt. I. Origins of Aboriginal Australia -- 1. First Human Colonisation -- 2. Religious Landscapes -- 3. Social Life -- Pt. II. Materials of Culture -- 4. Hunting and Gathering -- 5. Aboriginal Artefacts -- 6. Art of the Dreaming -- Pt. III. Regional Differences -- 7. Living in a Varied Land -- 8. The...
Publication information
Publisher
Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, c2003.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
c2003.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Philip Clarke paints a remarkable picture of the culture and traditions of Aboriginal Australia. Drawing on research from anthropology, cultural geography and environmental studies as well as his own fieldwork, he explains the diverse ways in which Aboriginal people relate to the land across the continent. Heavily illustrated, Where the Ancestors...
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Full title
Where the ancestors walked : Australia as an Aboriginal landscape / Philip Clarke.
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Notes
General note
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-271) and index.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from 306.08999/7.
Audience note
Tertiary/Undergraduate.
Additional physical form availability note
Also published as an electronic book (Etitle) by James Bennett pty. Ltd., in 2003 with ISBN 1741151406.
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Date Copyright
c2003.
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Call Numbers
T0359163 , 306.08999/19 , 306.08999
Record Identifier
74Vvxw6dqALy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvxw6dqALy
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ISBN
1741151406 (electronic bk.)
9781741140705 (pbk.)
1741140706 (pbk.)
9781741151404 (electronic bk.)
DDC
306.0899915
MMS ID
991016619069702626