Aboriginal Australians: First Nations of an Ancient Continent

Stephen Muecke

ISBN 10: 050030114X / ISBN 13: 9780500301142

Editore: Thames and Hudson, 2002

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Codice articolo G050030114XI4N00

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Aboriginal Australians First Nations of an Ancient Continent (New Horizons), 9780500301142

Dalla quarta di copertina: In the 18th century, as European colonization proceeded apace, one continent remained to be discovered, the mythical Terra Australis incognita. This, the largest island-continent, had been inhabited for over 60,000 years by the Aborigines, who were described by the first explorers as the 'miserablest people in the world'. This perception was the beginning of a deep and long-lasting misapprehension, which the authors resoundingly dispel in this lively social and cultural history. They explore how the aborigines actually came to be in Australia, their extraordinary rituals and 'Dreamings', and the importance of 'kin' to their social structures. A chapter is devoted to the aborigines' often atrocious treatment at the hands of white settlers, and the pervasive racial prejudice that remained enshrined in the Australian constitution until 1967. The final section deals with the massive indigenous cultural renaissance over the past four decades, and discusses how Aboriginal art - be it Central Desert acrylic art, batik, contemporary urban painting, sculpture or traditional bark painting - has become a flagship for Australian culture.

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Titolo: Aboriginal Australians: First Nations of an ...
Casa editrice: Thames and Hudson
Data di pubblicazione: 2002
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Very Good
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket