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Djabugay Country: An Aboriginal History of Tropical North Queensland

Categorie	Australië & Nieuw-Zeeland
Boeknummer	#384214-UE9
Titel	Djabugay Country: An Aboriginal History of Tropical North Queensland
Auteur	Bottoms, Timothy
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	Crows Nest : Allen & Unwin
Jaar van uitgave	1999
ISBN10	1865080314
ISBN13	9781865080314
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, illustrated with numerous photographs in b/w, small maps, 8vo.
Samenvatting	"From time immemorial, a people called the Djabugay lived in the rainforests behind Cairns in Tropical Far North Queensland. Trade routes from the coast to the lush tablelands and beyond linked established settlements; outrigger canoes voyaged along the coast and out into the Great Barrier Reef." "Today, 130 years after the coming of the white man, the Djabugay are a remnant - their lands taken away from them, their Storywaters partially lost. But they are a remnant determined to make their way in a transformed world." "Djabugay Country is the story of this people and their struggle - what happened to them and how it happened. It takes us from first contact between the rainforest dwellers and the newcomers to the present day. Through accounts of the lives of famili... (Lees verder)es and individuals, it shows how out of dispossession and tragedy has come strength and hope."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Pagina's	138
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 17,50

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