Australia's Aborignes from Eucalyption Fine Books

A biography of the man who formed the Aborigine's Progressive Association, and first publicised Australia Day as a "Day of Mourning". This is a good copy. This copy in very good condition. Minimal bumping and rubbing to covers, text clean and tight. Photographs show actual book for sale.

"The sixteen articles in this collection have been selected to meet the needs of undergraduate students in Aboriginal studies... They cover the main themes related to the study of traditional Aboriginal society - systems of etiquette, art, economic life, kinship and marriage, politics and leadership, law, religion, and social change." This copy in good condition. Some bumping and rubbing to covers,… Read more about this item

This book looks at how Aboriginal women express anger and aggression, using a study done at Mangrove in Arnhem Land. This copy in good condition. Slight staining and bumping at top of text block, rub marks and previous price sticker on covers. Text is clean and tight. Photographs show actual book for sale.

Interesting volume of pieces on Aboriginal concepts of life and language. This copy in good condition. Binding still tight, some foxing on endpapers. Covers rubbed, bumped and creased. Pencil marks in text - not intrusive. Previous owners inscription on flyleaf in pen. Photographs show actual book for sale.

Great collection of older and newer essays on aspects of Aboriginal spirituality, divided into four sections - Foundations of Aboriginal Religious Life, Forms of Religious Experience, Women and Aboriginal Religion, Change in Aboriginal Religion. Authors include Berndt, Spencer & Gillen and Howitt. This copy in good solid condition, with some age discolouration to the pages and endpapers. Binding is tight, text… Read more about this item

This book is about the Aboriginal system of land tenure in the northeast of Arnhem Land, and how it has changed since the arrival of the white man. Beautifully produced book. This copy is in very good condition, with clean unmarked text. Dustjacket in good unbumped condition, no chips or tears, but evidence of rubbing and old price stickers. Photographs show… Read more about this item

Nice small volume describing the culture and history of Australian Aborigines, with a focus on Northern and Western Australia. This copy in nice condition. Tight binding, clean text, some marking to edges of text block, previous owners name on endpapers, covers clean and pretty much unbumped. Photographs show actual book for sale.

Fascinating look at Aboriginal kinship structures and social organization. Scarce. This copy in very good condition. Unmarked text, covers lightly bumped. Original price sticker on back cover. Photographs show actual book for sale.

This is a great book - Grant describes just what it was like to grow up Aboriginal in Central New South Wales, and the racism that his father had to contend with his whole life. For a White Man like me, a sobering and eye-opening read. Signed by the author. This copy in very good condition, with very slight rubbing to… Read more about this item

A bit of a ground-breaking book this one. Short, pithy introduction to the economic activities of Australia's Aboriginal population. This copy in good condition, slight staining and bumping, previous owner's name in pen on flyleaf. Photographs show actual book for sale.

Facsimile of 1880 edition, which was the first major analysis of Aboriginal social structure. While the philosophical underpinnings of Fison and Howitt's book are now considered suspect, the collection of information about these two tribes is invaluable, and still useful today. This copy in good condition - tight with clean text. The cover is bumped, faded and stained, with stickers on… Read more about this item

A book explaining how the Yanyuwa people engage with and make sense of their country - which is so very different from the Western conception and perception of the world around us. This copy in good condition. Text is clean and bright, but cover and flyleaf have some staining and rubbing. Photographs show actual book for sale.

Fire plays an important part in the culture and food world of the Aborigines of Northern Australia, and needs to be managed to protect the interests of the Whitefella as well. A collection of pieces on how the two can work together for good outcomes. This copy in good condition, with slight bumping and creasing from being read. Slight foxing to… Read more about this item

A complete guide to traditional basket making, and a history of the people of Peppimentari Station in Northern Territory. Well produced with lots of colour illustrations. Signed with a dedication from the author. This copy in very good condition, with some slight marking to covers. Signed by the author, with a dedication "To Chris". Photographs show actual book for sale.

"This book....deals wholly with ways in which Aborigines of a Darwin fringe camp manage their everyday affairs." An anthropology of sorrow, this book investigates how Aborigines around Darwin track their way through the White Man's world. This copy is good - tight with a good cover, but with pencil markings throughout. Photographs show actual book for sale.

There's no doubt that Marcia Langton is a formidable intellect. In this book she turns her attention to traditional Aboriginal land management and how it fits into today's ecological thinking. As usual she doesn't pull any punches. This copy in very good condition with very little marking, bumping or rubbing. Photographs show actual book for sale.

Really well-produced book on Australia's can-do entrepreneurs. Book in very good condition - Dust jacket has older price sticker on it, spine quite sun faded, but in really good condition. Photographs show actual book for sale.

f you are a collector of Sun Books, this one is for you! Almost pristine, never read and not often opened. This book is a detailed examination of the problems of education for Aborigines, bringing out the differing points of view of Aborigines, administratores, teachers, missionaries and academics. Editors were academics at Monash University. xi, 366 pages. Maps, tables, footnotes. Excellent… Read more about this item

"Beginning with the golden days of his childhod on the Brisbane River, the artist portrays his journey through an adolescence marked by illness, into an early adulthood touched by tragedy . spanning some of the most important decades in Australian history . founding of the Commonwealth, the Brisbane General Strike . the dismissal of the Whitlam Government . Inspiring and… Read more about this item

Aboriginals and the Mining Industry reviews three main questions. To what extent have Aboriginals shared in the fruits of the mining boom? Have new land rights helped Aboriginals protect their interests as affected by mining? And what has been the contribution of mining to the economic development of remote Aboriginal communities? These are vital questions for all concerned with the… Read more about this item