Historical dictionary of Australian Aborigines / Mitchell Rolls, Murray Johnson ; introduction by Henry Reynolds.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rolls, Mitchell, 1960-

Contributor:

Johnson, Murray, 1956-

Series:

Historical dictionaries of people and cultures ; no. 11.

Historical dictionaries of peoples and cultures ; no. 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aboriginal Australians--History--Dictionaries.

Aboriginal Australians.

Aboriginal Australians--Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (367 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Historical Dictionary of Australian Aborigines relates the history of Australia's indigenous inhabitants from their arrival on the continent 60,000 years ago to the centuries long European colonization process starting in the 1600s to their role in today's Australia. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 300 cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant persons, places, events, institutions, and aspects of culture, society, economy, and politics. This book i

Contents:

Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Note on Orthography; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W; X; Y; Bibliography; About the Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

979-82-16-22450-1

1-282-97534-X

9786612975349

0-8108-7475-X

OCLC:

701832965