Hunters and Collectors : the Antiquarian Imagination in Australia. by Griffiths, Tom - 1996

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Cambridge University Press, 1997-04-28. Paperback. Like New. 1996. Glossy paper covers; light wear to edges and covers; 8vo, 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall; Interior clean and unmarked; 416 pages.

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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996. Reprint . Paperback. Very Good. 8x5x0. N.B. Very slight fading to spine.

Cambridge University Press, Melbourne, 1996. Softcover. Near Fine. AUSTRALIANA Aboriginal Indigenous.Studies in Australian history. Biographical sketches of amateur scientists and humanists and their influence on popular perceptions of nature and the past; rise of the heritage movement; restoration of Aboriginal sites and artefacts; changing role of museums; environmental conflicts; includes accounts of the collecting of Aboriginal remains and artefacts; stone tools; radiocarbon dating; concept of wilderness; archaeologists; historians; cultural history; institutionalisation of the past; perceptions of Aboriginal peoples and culture.Hunters and Collectors is about historical consciousness and environmental sensibilities in European Australia from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. It is in part a collective biography of amateur antiquarians, archaeologists, naturalists, journalists and historians: people who shaped the Australian historical imagination. Dr Griffiths illuminates the way these… Read More

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Cambridge Univ Pr, 1997. Paperback. New. 430 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.75 inches.

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Paperback / softback. New. This book is about historical consciousness and environmental sensibilities in European Australia from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. It is in part a collective biography of the amateur scientists and humanists who shaped the Australian historical imagination and contributed a sense of national identity.