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Product Identifiers
PublisherMelbourne University Publishing
ISBN-100522844839
ISBN-139780522844832
eBay Product ID (ePID)393465
Product Key Features
Number of Pages184 Pages
Publication NameAboriginal Frontiers and Boundaries in Australia
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGeneral, Indigenous Studies, Anthropology / General
Publication Year1988
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Science, History
AuthorJ. R. V. Prescott, S. L. Davis
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight10.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition20
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal333.20994
SynopsisOver the past decade there have been 32 land rights cases in the Northern Territory which have been started or completed. This book charts the territories of various Aboriginal groups throughout Australia., Study exploring the nature and existence of Aboriginal frontiers and boundaries and explaining how traditional Aboriginal communities lived within territories defined by complex ritual cycles of song, dance, symbol and ceremony. The authors, both acknowledged experts in their field, also examine the contemporary implications of Aboriginal boundaries and use four detailed case studies to challenge many previously held assumptions. Contains a glossary, detailed references and an index., Before the coming of Europeans, Aboriginal communities lived within territories defined by complex ritual cycles of song, dance, symbol and ceremony. Knowledge of these boundaries and frontiers was in the keeping of senior custodians. In traditional communities, this continues to be the situation. Today, white Australians belatedly acknowledge Aboriginal land rights and the special significance of sacred sites. This makes an understanding of the boundaries vital to the achievement of basic land and sea rights for Aboriginal people. Unfortunately, over much of the continent, knowledge of boundaries has been lost or is in danger of being lost. In this work two political geographers explore the nature of Aboriginal boundaries and their contemporary implications. In four detailed case studies they challenge many of the assumptions which have underpinned the involvement of white advisers. The result is a timely study which raises important questions about an issue of national significance.
