Aborigines of Tasmania

Klappentext A richly detailed account of the culture of Aboriginal Tasmanians! compiled in 1899 from earlier sources. Zusammenfassung Comprehensive! detailed! and fascinating! Henry Ling Roth's The Aborigines of Tasmania charts the life and culture of Aboriginal Tasmanians. Roth's study compiles primary records and observations of this 'lost race'! including 'vocabularies' and dialects. It provides rich documentation of original research that remains relevant a century later. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Form and size; 3. Psychology; 4. War; 5. Fire; 6. Nomadic life; 7. Method of wearing hair; 8. Astronomy; 9. String; 10. Trade; 11. Infanticide; 12. Language; 13. Osteology; 14. Origin; Appendices; Index.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Form and size; 3. Psychology; 4. War; 5. Fire; 6. Nomadic life; 7. Method of wearing hair; 8. Astronomy; 9. String; 10. Trade; 11. Infanticide; 12. Language; 13. Osteology; 14. Origin; Appendices; Index.

Product details

• Authors: James Backhouse Walker, Backhouse Walker James, Marion E. Butler, Butler Marion E., Garson J. G., Henry Ling Roth, Edward B. Tylor
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.11.2009
• EAN: 9781108006644
• ISBN: 978-1-108-00664-4
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Australia, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Black Studies (Global), Indigenous Peoples, Physical anthropology, Indigenous peoples / Indigeneity, Relating to First Nations peoples in Australia