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Australian Aborigines: The languages and customs of several tribes of Aborigines in the Western District of Victoria, Australia (AIAS new series) - Hardcover
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This book provides a detailed and sympathetic look at Australian indigenous culture in 1881. Written by James Dawson, who argued for more respectful treatment of Aborigines, it is essentially an early anthropological text. It also provides an extensive vocabulary, composed by Dawson with the help of his daughter.
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- PublisherGeorge Robertson
- Publication date1981
- ISBN 10 0855751185
- ISBN 13 9780855751180
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
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Australian Aborigines: The languages and customs of several tribes of Aborigines in the Western District of Victoria, Australia (facsimile ed. 1981)
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Australian Institute Of Aboriginal Studies, Melbourne, VIC, 1981
ISBN 10: 0855751185
ISBN 13: 9780855751180
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Thus. (AIAS new series, no. 26). Green cloth binding with gilt motifs and title to front cover and spine. Clear plastic covering with some tears and chips. Frontispiece: sepia photographs. Fold-out copy of the Conveyance by principal chiefs to Batman of 100, 000 acres between Geelong and Queenscliff (page 112). Includes vocabulary in three languages. (i-ciii). 28 x 22 cm. 112 pp. Seller Inventory # 004571
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