The original Australians : story of the Aboriginal people / Josephine Flood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peacock, Josephine, 1936- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aboriginal Australians--History.

Aboriginal Australians.

History.

Aboriginal Australians--Origin.

Aboriginal Australians--Historiography.

Indigenous peoples--History.

Indigenous peoples.

Historiography.

Australia--History.

Australia.

Australia--Antiquities.

Antiquities.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xx, 412 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (colour, black and white), maps, portraits (colour, black and white) ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2019.

Summary:

The Original Australians tells the story of Australian Aboriginal history and society from its distant beginnings to the present day. From the wisdom and paintings of the Dreamtime to the first contact between Europeans and Indigenous Australians, through to the Uluru Statement, it offers an insight into the life and experiences of the world's oldest surviving culture. The resilience and adaptability of Aboriginal people over millennia is one of the great human stories of all time. Josephine Flood answers the questions that Australians and visitors often ask about Aboriginal Australia: Where did the Aboriginal people come from and when? How did they survive in Australia's harsh environment? What was the traditional role of indigenous women? What are land rights? How do Aboriginal people maintain their culture today? And many more.

Contents:

Exploration : European discovery of Australia

Colonisation : early Sydney

Confrontation : early Tasmania and Victoria

Depopulation : a century of struggle (1820s-1920s)

Tradition : indigenous life at first contact

Origins : the last 50 000 years

Assimilation : a time of trouble (1930s-1970s)

Resurgence : the story continue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781760527075

1760527076

OCLC:

1108291388