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Fred Cahir (editor) and
Ian D. Clark (editor)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Csiro
Publication date
July 31, 2016
Pages
336
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781486306275
ISBN-10
1486306276
Dimensions
0 by 6.63 by 9.63 in.
Original list price
$35.95
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills is the first major study of Aboriginal associations with the Burke and Wills expedition of 1860â61. A main theme of the book is the contrast between the skills, perceptions and knowledge of the Indigenous people and those of the new arrivals, and the extent to which this affected the outcome of the expedition.
The book offers a reinterpretation of the literature surrounding Burke and Wills, using official correspondence, expedition journals and diaries, visual art, and archaeological and linguistic research â and then complements this with references to Aboriginal oral histories and social memory. It highlights the interaction of expedition members with Aboriginal people and their subsequent contribution to Aboriginal studies. The book also considers contemporary and multi-disciplinary critiques that the expedition members were, on the whole, deficient in bush craft, especially in light of the expeditionâs failure to use Aboriginal guides in any systematic way.
Generously illustrated with historical photographs and line drawings, The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills is an important resource for Indigenous people, Burke and Wills history enthusiasts and the wider community.
The book offers a reinterpretation of the literature surrounding Burke and Wills, using official correspondence, expedition journals and diaries, visual art, and archaeological and linguistic research â and then complements this with references to Aboriginal oral histories and social memory. It highlights the interaction of expedition members with Aboriginal people and their subsequent contribution to Aboriginal studies. The book also considers contemporary and multi-disciplinary critiques that the expedition members were, on the whole, deficient in bush craft, especially in light of the expeditionâs failure to use Aboriginal guides in any systematic way.
Generously illustrated with historical photographs and line drawings, The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills is an important resource for Indigenous people, Burke and Wills history enthusiasts and the wider community.
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Hardcover
from Csiro (October 31, 2013)
9780643108080 | details & prices | 314 pages | 6.75 × 9.75 × 1.00 in. | 2.10 lbs | List price $59.95
About: The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills is the first major study of Aboriginal associations with the Burke and Wills expedition of 1860â61.
About: The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills is the first major study of Aboriginal associations with the Burke and Wills expedition of 1860â61.
Paperback
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Reprint edition from Csiro (July 31, 2016)
9781486306275 | details & prices | 336 pages | List price $35.95
About: The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills is the first major study of Aboriginal associations with the Burke and Wills expedition of 1860â61.
About: The Aboriginal Story of Burke and Wills is the first major study of Aboriginal associations with the Burke and Wills expedition of 1860â61.
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