Where the Ancestors Walked : Australia as an Aboriginal Landscape
Philip. Clarke
Bok Engelsk 2003 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Sydney : : Allen & Unwin, , 2003.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (296 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Title page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I Origins of Aboriginal Australia; Part II Materials of Culture; Part III Regional Differences; Part IV Cultural Change; Notes; References; Index. - 'Philip Clarke has penned an insightful and wide-ranging account of Australia's Aboriginal cultures from a perspective of great learning and insider privilege. It's an immensely significant work, revealing the extraordinary richness of one of the world's oldest continuous cultures.' Tim Flannery, author of The Future Eaters. Since their arrival many thousands of years ago, Australia's Aboriginal people have developed a unique, rich and elaborate way of life. With a deep spiritual attachment to land and a strong sense of community, they have drawn on tradition to respond to new situations. In
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| ISBN | 1741140706
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