Portraits of the South West: Aborigines, Women and the Environment edited by B K de Garis

Portraits of the South West: Aborigines, Women and the Environment edited by B K de Garis

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Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9781875560127
Author: B K de Garis (editor)
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: University of Western Australia Press
Place: Nedlands WA
Year: 1993
Format: Paperback
Pages: 248 pages
Period: 19th and 20th Century

Book Description

Secondhand. Near fine condition.

Giving fascinating insights into the history of the south-west region from European settlement onwards, this book deals mainly with topics of Aborigines, women and the environment.

Written initially for various academic studies, the material has been revised to give invaluable information. (back cover)

Contents:

Introduction by Brian de Garis

Chapter 1: The Aborigines of King George Sound at the Time of Early European Contact: An Ethnohistorical Study of Social Organisation and Territoriality by Sue Le Souef

Chapter 2: Aboriginal Message and Mail Carriers in South Western Australia in the Early and Mid-Nineteenth Century by Brian Pope

Chapter 3: A Splendid Field Before Us: Women and Colonial Settlement in the Coastal South West of Pre-Convict Western Australia, 1840-50 by Jean Northover

Chapter 4: Tourists, Scientists and Wilderness Enthusiasts: Early Conservationists of The South West by Bryce Moore

Chapter 5: The History of the Tuart Forest by Judith Johnston

Chapter 6: Pemberton, 1939-45: The Impact of War on a Small South West Town by Gay Eivers

Chapter 7: Tobacco-Growing in Western Australia: The Rise and Fall of an Industry by Peter Maskell

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers, please note that this book may contain descriptions and/or images of people who have passed away.

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