The Colonial Kangaroo Hunt by Ken Gelder and Rachael Weaver

The Colonial Kangaroo Hunt by Ken Gelder and Rachael Weaver

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Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9780522875850
Book Condition: Very Good
Author: Ken Gelder and Rachael Weaver
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Miegunyah Press
Place: Melbourne NSW
Year: 2020
Format: Paperback
Pages: 229 pages
Period: 18th and 19th Century

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges.

From the arrival of Captain James Cook in 1770 to classic children's tale Dot and the Kangaroo, Ken Gelder and Rachael Weaver examine hunting narratives in novels, visual art and memoirs to discover how the kangaroo became a favourite quarry, a relished food source, an object of scientific fascination, and a source of violent conflict between settlers and Aboriginal people.

The kangaroo hunt worked as a rite of passage and an expression of settler domination over native species and land. But it also enabled settlers to begin to comprehend the complexity of bush ecology, raising early concerns about species extinction and the need for conservation and the preservation of habitat. (back cover)

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