Anthropology & Archaeology
| BECKETT, Jeremy (ed.) Past and Present: The Construction of Aboriginality RRP $29.95 This book examines Aboriginal identity in various forums - discourse, education, juvenile institutions, geographic locations, in terms of myths and in land rights actions... |
| BERNDT, Ronald & Catherine BERNDT The World of the First Australians: Aboriginal traditional life past and present RRP $49.95 This is the ninth printing of this classic book by Ronald and Catherine Berndt. Topics covered include social organisation, economic life, relationship with land,... |
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BERNDT, Ronald & Robert TONKINSON (eds) Social Anthropology and Australian Aboriginal Stories: A contemporary overview RRP $29.95 A collection of independent assessments on a range of topics relating to the social anthropology of Aboriginal studies, including gender, kinship, economics, religion, law, social anthropology and research methods... |
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COOMBS, Herbert C., Helen McCANN, Helen ROSS & Nancy M. WILLIAMS Land of Promises:Aboriginal and development in the East Kimberly RRP $19.95 Land of Promises is the report of the East Kimberly Impact Assessment Project (EKIAP), conducted between 1985 and 1988, to assist Aboriginal people in dealing with economic and social changes... |
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DAVID, Bruno, Bryce BARKER & Ian J. McNIVEN (eds) |
| FISON, Lorimer & HOWITT, William Kamilaroi and Kurnai RRP $29.95 A 'landmark in Australian anthropology' when it first appeared in 1880, this is the first major analysis of Aboriginal social structure, adopting a model today termed 'social Darwinist'. While this theory... |
| FLETCHER, Christine (ed.) Aboriginal Self-Determination in Australia RRP $19.95 This volume represents the proceedings of a conference celebrating the International Year for the World's Indigenous Peoples, held in Townsville, Queensland, in 1993... |
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GURRMANAMANA, Frank , Les HIATT and Kim McKENZIE with contributions from Betty NGURRABANGURRABA, Betty MEEHAN & Rhys JONES People of the Rivermouth: The Joborr texts of Frank Gurrmanamana RRP $135.00 This book is arguably the most comprehensive work ever produced on a single Australian Aboriginal group... |
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HARRIS, Stephen |
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HOLDAWAY, Simon & STERN, Nicola A Record in Stone: The Study of Australia’s Flaked Stone Artefacts RRP $49.95 Authors Simon Holdaway and Nicola Stern not only describe the range of flaked stone artefact forms recovered from Australian archaeological sites, but also place Australian studies alongside the major international theories... |
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KEEFFE, Kevin From the Centre to the City: Aboriginal education, culture and power RRP $24.95 In this volume of essays, Kevin Keefe describes, analyses and criticises the meaning and place of Aboriginal culture in the Australian school curriculum. |
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KEEN, Ian (ed.) |
| LAMBERT, David Conserving Australian Rock Art: A Manual for Site Managers RRP $19.95 This manual covers such areas as deterioration processes, sources of damage, visitor management and practical conservation... |
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MERLAN, Francesca, John MORTON & Alan RUMSEY (eds) |
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MOISSEEFF, Marika An Aboriginal Village in South Australia: A Snapshot of Davenport RRP $29.95 This book will be of interest not only to specialists in Aboriginal Affairs, but to all Australians wishing to acquire a concrete understanding of what is entailed in being an Aboriginal person today... |
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NAKATA, Martin |
| ROSE Deborah Bird with Sharon D'Amico, Nancy Daiyi, Kathy Deveraux, Margaret Daiyi, Linda Ford & April Bright Country of the Heart: An Indigenous Australian Homeland RRP $49.95 It is an adventure for the imagination and the soul and above all a revelation and welcomes us into the country, culture, lives and stories of the MakMak clan... |
| SHARP, Nonie Stars of Tagai: The Torres Strait Islanders RRP $29.95 Covering the period from the mid-nineteenth century until today, this is the first book to examine the social issues involved in the Mabo case, and to give a picture of life of the Meriam people of the Murray Island... |
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TAYLOR Luke, Graeme WARD, Graham HENDERSON, Richard DAVIS & Lynley WALLIS (eds) The Power of Knowledge, the Resonance of Tradition RRP $34.95 A ground-breaking critique of the concept of ‘tradition’ as it has been applied in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander context. The authors offer a refreshing new style of analysis... |
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TONKINSON, Robert & Michael HOWARD (eds) |












