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Product Identifiers
PublisherMelbourne University Publishing
ISBN-100522845479
ISBN-139780522845471
eBay Product ID (ePID)1016705
Product Key Features
Number of Pages299 Pages
Publication NamePearl-Shellers of Torres Strait : Resource Use, Development and Decline, 1860s-1960s
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGeneral, Indigenous Studies, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Anthropology / General, Australia & New Zealand
Publication Year1990
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Science, History
AuthorRegina Ganter
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight14.7 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN94-237419
TitleLeadingThe
IllustratedYes
SynopsisIn an ethnically stratified work force, Japanese, South Sea Islander, Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal divers brought up from the sea floor the shell that produced mother-of-pearl, and sometimes pearls. Many men died at this dangerous work. This was an industry that could have given the indigenous peoples of Torres Strait an occupation that preserved their identity and independence. Yet in spite of a co-operative lugger scheme that operated fairly successfully in the early twentieth century, a real independence was not achieved. And a resource that could have been conserved by small-scale indigenous harvesting was depleted time and again by the colonial practices of resource-raiding and mass extraction. Regina Ganter charts the progress of pearl-shelling from its heyday through its several crises resulting from overfishing to its present cautious management. The book is greatly enhanced by the oral testimony of divers and boat-owners.
LC Classification NumberGV837.9.G35 1994
