Aboriginal Business: Alliances in a Remote Australian Town (School for Advanced Research Global Indigenous Politics) - Softcover

Christen, Kimberly

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1930618980 ISBN 13: 9781930618985

Publisher: SAR Press, 2009

Synopsis

From the vantage point of the remote Northern Territory town of Tennant Creek in Australia, this book examines the practical partnerships and awkward alliances that constitute Indigenous modernities.

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Review:

"Christen has drawn upon impressive ethnographic research to craft a moving and important book that captures some of the dilemmas and hopes of the present moment in Aboriginal Australia and that also has the potential to shape broader anthropological questions about the conditions of indigeneity, the ways that collectives forge alliances, the currency of culture, and the contours of economic 'development.'" -- Jessica Cattelino

About the Author:

Dr. Christen's research focuses on contemporary articulations of indigeneity globally, with specific attention to Australia. She has worked collaboratively with the Warumungu community in Central Australia on a range of projects, including oral history and DVD, an educational website, and a community digital archive (www.mukurtuarchive.org). Her current research grows from this work and focuses on the intersection of digital technologies, archives, intellectual property rights, and heritage movements within indigenous communities. Dr. Christen maintains a blog, Long Road (www.kimberlychristen.com), where she regularly addresses these issues and archives her publications and on-going projects.

About this edition

• Publisher: SAR Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1930618980
• ISBN 13: 9781930618985
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 334