Prosthetic gods : travel, representation, and colonial governance / Robert Dixon.

Author/creator Dixon, Robert, 1954-
Format Book
Publication InfoSt. Lucia, Qld. : University of Queensland Press in association with the API Network, 2001.
Descriptionx, 191 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesUQP Australian studies
UQP Australian studies. ^A540229
Contents Laboratories of modernity : modernity, tropical medicine, and the colonial body -- Frank Hurley and the Ross Smith flight : modernity, aerial vision, and empire -- Frank Hurley's Pearls and savages : travel, popular culture, and colonial governance -- Captives and inmates : Ion L. Idriess' Torres Strait trilogy and the Aborigines Protection Acts -- The Frank Clune industry : travel writing, corporate sponsorship, and colonial governance -- James McAuley's New Guinea : colonialism, modernity, suburbia.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [176]-185) and index.
LCCN 2002392530
ISBN070223270X

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Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks DU121 .D6 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold