Aborigines of Victoria 2 Volume Paperback Set
With Notes Relating to the Habits of the Natives of Other Parts of Australia and Tasmania Compiled from Various Sources for the Government of Victoria
Seiten
2011
Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-00658-3 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-00658-3 (ISBN)
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This 1878 study of the indigenous Australians in the Victoria region brings together the observations of those who lived or worked closely with the Aboriginal population in the mid- to late nineteenth century. Illustrated throughout, these two volumes preserve much information about Aboriginal society that might otherwise have been lost.
Robert Brough Smyth (1830–1889) was a successful Melbourne-based mining engineer and civil servant whose international contacts included the geologist Adam Sedgwick. He also spent 16 years as Secretary of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines. In this study of the society and customs of indigenous Australians in the Victoria region, first published in 1878, he combines his own observations with those of others who lived or worked closely with the Aboriginal population. Volume 1 discusses the Aborigines' physical and mental characteristics, demographics, social interaction, rituals, daily life and mythology. Comparisons are made throughout with other indigenous populations, particularly those of nearby Pacific and Indonesian islands. Volume 2 focuses on language. The nine essays by European settlers which form the appendices explore a variety of anthropological topics and shed light on the complex relationship that existed between the indigenous Australian population and the European immigrants.
Robert Brough Smyth (1830–1889) was a successful Melbourne-based mining engineer and civil servant whose international contacts included the geologist Adam Sedgwick. He also spent 16 years as Secretary of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines. In this study of the society and customs of indigenous Australians in the Victoria region, first published in 1878, he combines his own observations with those of others who lived or worked closely with the Aboriginal population. Volume 1 discusses the Aborigines' physical and mental characteristics, demographics, social interaction, rituals, daily life and mythology. Comparisons are made throughout with other indigenous populations, particularly those of nearby Pacific and Indonesian islands. Volume 2 focuses on language. The nine essays by European settlers which form the appendices explore a variety of anthropological topics and shed light on the complex relationship that existed between the indigenous Australian population and the European immigrants.
Volume 1: Preface; Introduction; 1. Physical characteristics; 2. Mental character; 3. Number and distribution of the aborigines; 4. Birth and education of children; 5. Marriage; 6. Death, and burial of the dead; 7. A native encampment; 8. Food; 9. Diseases; 10. Dress and personal ornaments; 11. Ornamentation; 12. Offensive weapons; 13. Defensive weapons; 14. Weapons and implements of the West Australians; 15. Implements and manufactures; 16. Stone implements; 17. Nets and fish-hooks; 18. Methods of producing fire; 19. Canoes; 20. Myths. Volume 2: 21. Languages; Appendices; The Aboriginals of Tasmania; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 9.6.2011 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 171 x 245 mm |
| Gewicht | 1720 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-00658-2 / 1108006582 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-00658-3 / 9781108006583 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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