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Aborigines of Tasmania (Paperback)
Henry Ling Roth, Marion E. Butler, James Backhouse Walker, J.G. Garson, Edward B. Tylor
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R1,172
Discovery Miles 11 720
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First published in 1890 in a run of just 200 copies, anthropologist
Henry Ling Roth's The Aborigines of Tasmania provides a
comprehensive account of native Tasmanians' life and culture. Roth,
writing in the wake of the Tasmanian Aborigines' extinction,
produces 'an approach to absolute completeness' that relies on the
accounts of the explorers, colonisers, and anthropologists who
preceded him. His work covers an exhaustive range of detail, from
the Tasmanians' mannerisms to their psychology, origin, and
language. Compiling his predecessors' observations and arguments,
Roth often sets opinions in opposition to highlight the lack of
consensus amongst those who encountered the Tasmanians. Roth's book
is additionally valuable for the 'vocabularies' included in his
appendices. The 1899 edition (225 copies) revises and expands the
first, adding photographs to the first edition's illustrations as
well as new appendices. It made an innovative and lasting
contribution to an established research tradition.
James Backhouse (1794-1869) came from a family of accomplished
naturalists and horticulturalists. As a Quaker, he spent several
years in Australia engaged in missionary and humanitarian work,
after which he returned to England via Mauritius and South Africa.
The present work, first published in 1844, is adapted from his
journals of that journey, providing a rich and personal account. It
contains vivid descriptions of the people he encountered,
particularly the indigenous communities and those involved in the
slave trade, which he found revolting and unchristian. Backhouse's
horticultural interests are evident in the detailed botanical
observations he made, the value of which led to a genus of shrub
being named after him: Backhousia. This work contains illustrations
based on original sketches made by Backhouse during the trip, and
appendices which include letters and texts relating to the mission,
as well as a map of South Africa.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
++++ 'Honour To Whom Honour', A Lect. On French Protestantism In
The 17th And 18th Centuries James Backhouse
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