The axe had never sounded : place, people and heritage of RechercheBay, Tasmania / John Mulvaney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mulvaney, D. J. (Derek John), 1925-2016, author.

Series:

Aboriginal history monograph series ; volume 14.

Aboriginal History Monographs ; 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aboriginal Tasmanians.

Cultural property--Political aspects.

Cultural property.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 141 pages) : illustrations (some colour), maps.

Place of Publication:

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : Australian National University E Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'This book meets well the triple promise of the title - the inter-connections of place, people and heritage. John Mulvaney brings to this work a deep knowledge of the history, ethnography and archaeology of Tasmania. He presents a comprehensive account of the area's history over the 200 years since French naval expeditions first charted its coastlines. The important records the French officers and scientists left of encounters with Aboriginal groups are discussed in detail, set in the wider ethnographic context and compared with those of later expeditions. 'The topical issues of understanding the importance of Recherche Bay as a cultural landscape and its protection and future management inform the book. Readers will be challenged to consider the connections between people and place, and how these may constitute significant national heritage.' Professor Isabel McBryde, AO, FRAI, FAHA, FSA The Australian National University.

Contents:

1. Setting out

2. Recherche Bay

3. Naturalists ashore

4. Botanising

5. Measuring and charting

6. Seeking the Tasmanians

7. Meeting the Tasmanians

8. An archaeological heritage

9. Labillardière’s luck

10. Retrospect: Recherche Bay, history and anthropology

11. The chaotic years

12. Lady Jane at Recherche Bay

13. Good and bad times

14. The concept of heritage

15. National Heritage nomination.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on: online resource; title from pdf title page (JSTOR, viewed July 12, 2020).

ISBN:

9781921313219

1921313218

9781921313202

192131320X

Publisher Number:

10.26530/OAPEN_458827