Bibliograph

Dark emu, Aboriginal Australia and the birth of agriculture., Bruce Pascoe

Type

Label

Dark emu, Aboriginal Australia and the birth of agriculture., Bruce Pascoe

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references: (pages 249-264) and index

Illustrations

photographs

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dark emu

Responsibility statement

Bruce Pascoe

Sub title

Aboriginal Australia and the birth of agriculture.

Summary

"Dark Emu argues for a reconsideration of the 'hunter-gatherer' tag for pre-colonial Aboriginal Australians and attempts to rebut the colonial myths that have worked to justify dispossession. Accomplished author Bruce Pascoe provides compelling evidence from the diaries of early explorers that suggests that systems of food production and land management have been blatantly understated in modern retellings of early Aboriginal history, and that a new look at Australia’s past is required"--Publisher's website

Table Of Contents

1.Agriculture -- 2.Aquaculture -- 3.Population and housing -- 4.Storage and preservation -- 5.Fire -- 6.The heavens, language, and the law -- 7.An Australian agricultural revolution -- 8.Accepting history and creating the future

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