Publication

2009 - University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois

Language

English

Word Count

81,500 words, Guess

Page Count

326 pages

Identifiers

and 8 more
  • ISBN-139780226032641
  • Goodreads5698319
  • Library of Congress Control Number2008013585
  • OCLC Control Number217263007
  • Better World Books9780226032634
  • Better World Books9780226032641
  • Better World BooksW8-BWG-365
  • Open LibraryOL16728081M

Classifications

  • DDC305.899/915
  • LCCDU125.A73 A87 2009
  • LCCDU125.A73A87 2009

Description

The Arrernte people of Central Australia first encountered Europeans in the 1860s as groups of explorers, pastoralists, missionaries and labourers invaded their land. This is the first study to address Arrernte's contemporary situation and also documents the immense sociocultural changes. D. Austin-Broos, University of Sydney.

Subjects

Topics

HistoryMissionsLutheransLand tenureLand reformRace relationsSocial conditions

Places

AustraliaHermannsburg Region (N.T.)

Other Editions

  • Arrernte present, Arrernte past: invasion, violence, and imagination in indigenous central AustraliaUniversity of Chicago Press2009-01-01

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