Donald Thomson in Arnhem Land (Paperback, New edition)

I had lived and hunted with these people, accompanied them on their nomadic wanderings and learned their customs and their languages with the result that I understood and believed in them and resented the injustices under which they had suffered for so long at the hands of the white man and other invaders of their territory.' In 1932 33, Yolngu people living in the Caledon Bay area of north-east Arnhem Land were involved in the killing of five Japanese fishermen and three Europeans. A punitive expedition was proposed to teach the Aborigines a lesson'. In response, Donald Thomson, a Melbourne-born anthropologist, offered to investigate the causes of the conflict. After seven months of investigation he persuaded the Federal Government to free the three men convicted of the killings and returned with them to their own country, subsequently spending fifteen months documenting the culture of the region. Whilst in Arnhem Land, Thomson, a superb and enthusiastic photographer, made the most comprehensive photographic record of any fully functioning, self-supporting Aboriginal society that we will ever have. The one hundred and thirty images included in this book cover domestic life, su

General

Imprint:	The Miegunyah Press
Country of origin:	Australia
Release date:	October 2005
First published:	November 2005
Authors:	Donald F. Thomson
Compiled by:	Nicolas Peterson
Introduction by:	Nicolas Peterson
Dimensions:	246 x 177 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	264
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-522-85205-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > Biological anthropology > General
LSN:	0-522-85205-X
Barcode:	9780522852059

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