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Detail of wrapper of Bibliography of the Australian Aborigines and the native peoples of Torres Strait to 1959 (P180)

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Greenway, John. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES and the native peoples of TORRES STRAIT to 1959 .

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Detail of wrap - ANTHROPOLOGICAL FORUM - Volume 2 No.3 November 1969 (anforum02-3p 170/239 ANFR02-03)
Anthropological Forum (02.3). ANTHROPOLOGICAL FORUM - Vol.II, No.3, November 1969. An international journal of Social and Cultural Anthropology and Comparitive Sociology. General Editor: Ronald M. Berndt. BNo.n/a. First Edition, 1969 (pb). Pp: (iv), 305-423; 240mm x 170mm; 0.18kg. 5 diag, 7 fig, 1 map. Editorial, 3 papers, book reviews (11), descriptive book notes, contributors, reviewers. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. (minor wear and creasing on wrp; penned name top corner of wrp). University of Western Australia Press, Perth, 1970. (This journal contains three social anthropology papers, the first two forming Part Four and concluding part of Politics in New Guinea. The third paper is about spirit-beings and their representation in North Western Australia) (Keywords: Social anthropology, politics, ethnology, Melanesia, New Guinea, Eastern Highlands, Fore people, sorcery, leadership, Kamano, Usurufa, social system, Western Australia, Aboriginal, religion, Ngajunangalgu, spirit-beings, Mudinga, badundjaridjanu, ritual, Wadi Gudjara).
Book Code: R131 AU$40
Contributors and Titles include:
Glasse, Robert & Shirley Lindenbaum (South Fore Politics); Berndt, Ronald M. (Political Structure in the Eastern Central Highlands of New Guinea); Mountford, Charles P. & Robert Tonkinson (Carved and Engraved Human Figures from North Western Australia).
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Berndt, R.M. & C.H. Berndt (editors). ABORIGINAL MAN IN AUSTRALIA. Essays in Honour of Emeritus Professor A.P. Elkin. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1965. Pp: xviii, 491; 235mm x 155mm; 1.10kg. 49 b/w, num fig, 2 maps. Foreword, bibliography of A.P. Elkin, the contributors, index. A good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: g; dw: g. (wrap worn along edges). Angus and Robertson Ltd, Sydney, 1965. (This volume deals with the physical, social, and cultural background of the Australian Aborigines. Contributors: Macintosh, McCarthy, Capell, Strehlow, Meggitt, Berndt, Stanner, Jones, Fink, Reay and Bell) (Keywords: Anthropology, Australia, Aboriginal).
Book Code: H518 AU$135
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Detail of wrapper - ARNHEM LAND (berndt16ap 150/231 BERN16)
Berndt, Ronald & Catherine Berndt. ARNHEM LAND. Its History and Its People. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1954 Pp: viii, 246; 220mm x 140mm; 0.40kg. 1 col, 19 b/w, 2 maps. Foreword, postscript, references, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: g. (minor tear and wear of dw). F.W. Cheshire Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 1954. (Story of Arnhem Land coast and its people and their widening world through contact with visitors from outside. It is also about the Aborigines' constant endeavour to maintain cultural independence and to defend their territory against inroads) (Keywords: Anthropology, Australia, Arnhem Land, Pre-Macassan, Yirrkala).
Book Code: P068 AU$225
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Berndt, Ronald M. AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL RELIGION. The Four Fascicles in One. BNo. 90-04-03861-2. First Edition, 1974. Pp: xv, 44, 42, 28, 37; 260 x 185mm; 1.15kg. 45+63+45+56 b/w (pl), 2+2+1 maps. Prefaces, bibliographies, illustrations and annotations. A very good hardback copy with red-cloth boards. Cvr: vg. No dust wrapper. E.J. Brill, Leiden, 1974. (This study of Australian Aboriginal religion is to some extent restricted in scope and each fascicle deals with a specific geographical area. These areas are; the South-Eastern Region, the North-Eastern Region, North Australia, and Central Australia) (Keywords: Anthropology, Australia, Bora ritual, guri dance, palti dance, mindari, Aurukun ritual, Ubar ritual, rangga, Djanggawul, Kunapipi, Djanba, Djundagal).
Book Code: P142 AU$880
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Detail of wrapper - FROM BLACK TO WHITE IN SOUTH (berndt25ap 150/221 BERN25)
Berndt, Ronald & Catherine. FROM BLACK TO WHITE IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. With an introduction by Professor A.P. Elkin. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1951. Pp: 314; 210mm x 140mm; 0.52kg. 7 b/w(pl). Introduction, preface, appendices, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: g. (dw worn at corners). F.W. Cheshire Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 1951. (This book is a study of Australian Aborigines into a powerful alien society. It is based on fieldwork carried out over a considerable period of time) (Keywords: Anthropology, Australia, Aboriginal, South).
Book Code: D263 AU$150
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Detail of wrapper - ABORIGINAL MYTHS - Stories from the Ngulugwongga tribe (bozic01p 150/228 BOZI01)
Bozic, Sreten with Alan Marshall. ABORIGINAL MYTHS. Stories from the Ngulugwongga tribe. BNo. 0-7260-01139. First Edition, 1972. Pp: 144; 210mm x 135mm; 0.47kg. 70 col. Introduction. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Gold Star Publications (Aust) Pty Ltd, Hawthorn, Victoria, 1972. (This book contains stories which were collected from the Ngulugwongga tribe in the Northern Territory of Australia. The authors have collaborated in putting these myths and legends into a form for European readers taking care to preserve the native way of expression and the original flavour of the stories. These stories are supported by a large range of colour photographs) (Keywords: Myths, legends, social anthropology, Australia, Aboriginal).
Book Code: D333 AU$18
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Detail of wrapper - ABORIGINAL RELIGIONS IN AUSTRALIA (charlesw04p 160/236 CHAR04)
Charlesworth, Max; Francoise Dussart, Horward Morphy (editors). ABORIGINAL RELIGIONS IN AUSTRALIA. An Anthology of Recent Writings. BNo.0-7546-5128-2. First Edition, 2005. Pp: xiii, 324; 235mm x 155mm; 0.68kg. 4 b/w, 2 col, 3 fig, 3 maps. List of contributors, acknowledgments, introduction, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Ashgate Publishing Limited, London, 2005. (This anthology provides a variety of recent writings on religions in Aboriginal Australia by a wide range of scholars) (Keywords: Social anthropology, Australia, Aboriginal, religion, anthology, revaluation, religious business).
Book Code: U050 AU$135
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Critchett, Jan. OUR LAND TILL WE DIE. A History of the Framlingham Aborigines. BNo. 0-9599121-8-5. First Edition, 1980 (pb). Pp: vi, 88; 215mm x 140mm; 0.15kg. 33 b/w, 3 fig, 1 map. Introduction, appendices. A good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. (staple binding). Warrnambool Institute Press, Warrnambool, 1980. (This book grew out of the author's research on the history of the Framlingham and Lake Condah Aboriginal Stations in Western Victoria) (Keywords: Cultural history, sociology, Australia, Aboriginal, Victoria).
Book Code: N521 AU$28
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Detail of wrapper - THE LAST OF THE TASMANIANS (davies05p 150/223 DAVI05)
Davies, David. THE LAST OF THE TASMANIANS. War and conciliation. BNo. 0-85558-150-6. First Edition, 1973. Pp: 284; 230mm x 150mm; 0.68kg. 54 b/w(pl), 5 maps. Introduction, appendices I & II, bibliography, index. A good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: g. (minor wear on dw). Shakespeare Head Press, Sydney, 1973. (In this book the author recounts the tortuous history of the Tasmanians' extermination and examines the physique, morals and social structure of the race itself) (Keywords: Cultural history, anthropology, Australia, Tasmania, Aboriginal).
Book Code: C464 AU$34
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Dawson, James. AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES. The languages and customs of several tribes of Aborigines in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. BNo. 0-85575-118-5. Facsimile Edition, 1981 (1881). Pp: (12), viii, 112, civ; 270mm x 215mm; 0.95kg. 2 b/w. Introduction to facsimile edition, notes, preface, notes. A very good hardback copy. Cvr: vg. (no dw issued). Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Canberra, 1981. (The book records details of aboriginal domestic life and provides pictures of individuals and their habits) (Keywords: Anthropology, Australia, Victoria, Aboriginal).
Book Code: F094 AU$65
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Edwards, W.H. AN INTRODUCTION TO ABORIGINAL SOCIETIES. Prehistory, organisation, religion, communication, and art. BNo.1-876633-89-1. Second Edition, 2004 (1988) (pb). Pp: vi, 159; 275mm x 195mm; 0.46kg. num b/w & fig, 3 maps. Preface to second edition, acknowledgments, references, index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Social Science Press, Tuggerah, NSW, 2004. (In this substantial revision the opening chapter on archaeology has taken account of research which has been undertaken since 1988. Some details have been added and references updated in the chapters on religion, economics, social organisation, politics, language and art. The previous final chapter on change has been replaced by two chapters which provide an overview of contact history in Australia from the period of colonisation to the present) (Keywords: Social anthropology, organisation, politics, religion, art, Australia, Aboriginal).
Book Code: R403 AU$28
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Detail of front cover of BLOOD ON THE WATTLE (elder2p 150/200 ELDE02)
Elder, Bruce. BLOOD ON THE WATTLE. Massacres and Maltreatment of Australian Aborigines since 1788. BNo.1-74110-008-9. Third Edition, 2003 (1988)(pb). Pp: (x), 310; 230mm x 170mm; 0.65kg. Num b/w & fig, 16 maps. Preface, introduction, introduction to third edition, further reading, index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. New Holland Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd, Sydney, 2003. (This book draws together in a single volume most of the information about the massacres of Aboriginal people which has been recorded in books and journals. This third edition contains all the original material as well as the material that was added to the second edition. The main new elements in this edition are a chapter devoted to the massacres in the New England area of New South Wales and the Three Rivers on the mid-north coast of the state) (Keywords: Cultural history, European settlement, Australia, Aboriginal, indigenous).
Book Code: R393 AU$26
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Detail of wrapper - THE AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES - How to Understand Them (elkin01cp 155/236 ELKI01)
Elkin, A.P. THE AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES. How to Understand Them. BNo.n/a. Fourth Edition 1966 (1938). Pp: xxii, 393; 225mm x 145mm; 0.74kg. 1 col, 48 b/w, num tab, 1 map. Preface (4), appendix, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. (minor wear on edges of dw). Angus and Robertson Limited, Sydney, 1966. (The chief change to this fourth edition is the almost complete rewriting of the first chapter so as to include advances in knowledge of the Aborigines' origin, distribution, and pre-historic past) (The author reveals a unique understanding of the widely diversified tribal languages, and a first-hand knowledge of the totemic system, of animistic and religious beliefs, of family and other relationships, of kinship and marriage customs) (Keywords: Social anthropology, Australia, Aboriginal, migration, livelihood, food-gatherers, material culture, tribe, linguistic group, language, tribe, family, kinship, marriage customs, totemism, secret life, initiation, rites and beliefs, medicine-men, magic, death).
Book Code: D034 AU$38
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