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Dark Emu : aboriginal Australia and the birth of agriculture / Bruce Pascoe.

Author/creator Pascoe, Bruce, 1947- author.
Format Book and Print
EditionNew edition.
Publication Info Broome, Western Australia : Magabala Books, 2018.
Description277 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Subject(s)
Contents 1.Agriculture -- 2.Aquaculture -- 3.Population and housing -- 4.Storage and preservation -- 5.Fire -- 6.The heavens, language, and the law -- 7.An Australian agricultural revolution -- 8.Accepting history and creating the future.
Abstract "Dark Emu argues for a reconsideration of the 'hunter-gatherer' tag for pre-colonial Aboriginal Australians and attempts to rebut the colonial myths that have worked to justify dispossession. Accomplished author Bruce Pascoe provides compelling evidence from the diaries of early explorers that suggests that systems of food production and land management have been blatantly understated in modern retellings of early Aboriginal history, and that a new look at Australia’s past is required"--Publisher's website.
General noteOriginally published: 2014.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 249-264) and index.
ISBN9781921248016
ISBN1921248017

Available Items

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Joyner General Stacks GN666 .P373 2018 ✔ Available Place Hold