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In 1908 English gentleman, Ernest Westlake, packed a tent, a bicycle and forty tins of food and sailed to Tasmania. On mountains, beaches and in sheep paddocks he collected over 13,000 Aboriginal stone tools. Westlake believed he had found the remnants of an extinct race whose culture was akin to the most ancient Stone Age Europeans. But in the remotest corners of the island Westlake encountered living Indigenous communities. Into the Heart of Tasmania tells a story of discovery and realisation. One man's ambition to rewrite the history of human culture inspires an exploration of the controversy stirred by Tasmanian Aboriginal history. It brings to life how Australian and British national identities have been fashioned by shame and triumph over the supposed destruction of an entire race. To reveal the beating heart of Aboriginal Tasmania is to be confronted with a history that has never ended.
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- PublisherMelbourne University Publishing
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 0522867960
- ISBN 13 9780522867961
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages280
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Softcover. Condition: Good. Some signs of wear. AUSTRALIANA ABORIGINALÂ âIn 1908 English gentleman Ernest Westlake packed a tent, a bicycle and forty tins of food and sailed to Tasmania. On mountains, beaches and in sheep paddocks he collected over 13,000 Aboriginal stone tools. Westlake believed he had found the remnants of an extinct race whose culture was akin to the most ancient Stone Age Europeans. But Westlake encountered living Indigenous communities and unwittingly documented what he could not perceive: an Aboriginal people with a complex culture and a deep past.â270 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 24 cm First Edition 010723 (Only a "Good" copy, as cover corners somewhat dog-eared, etc.)Westlake, Ernest, 1855-1922.ÂÂ|ÂÂAboriginal Tasmanians -- History.ÂÂ|ÂÂAboriginal Tasmanians -- Social life and customs.ÂÂ|ÂÂAnthropology -- Tasmania -- History.ÂÂ|ÂÂArchaeology -- Tasmania -- History.ÂÂ|ÂÂAboriginal Tasmanians -- Antiquities -- Collection and preservation.ÂÂ|ÂÂAboriginal Tasmanians -- Implements -- History.ÂÂ|ÂÂAboriginal Tasmanians -- Land tenure.ÂÂ|ÂÂAboriginal Tasmanians -- Languages -- Sources.ÂÂ|ÂÂEthnologists -- England -- Biography.ÂÂ|ÂÂSettlement and contacts - Settlers.ÂÂ|ÂÂCultural heritage - Protection - Museums and keeping places - Collections and acquisitions.ÂÂ|ÂÂSettlement and contacts - Penal colonies / Convicts.ÂÂ|ÂÂSettlement and contacts - Explorers - European.ÂÂ|ÂÂTechnology - Stone.ÂÂ|ÂÂPalaeontology.ÂÂ|ÂÂArchaeology.ÂÂ|ÂÂTasmania -- History -- 20th century.ÂÂ|ÂÂFlinders Island (Tas Bass Strait SK55-02)ÂÂ|ÂÂTasmania (Tas)ÂÂ|ÂÂOyster Cove (SE Tas SK55-08)ÂÂ|ÂÂTruwana / Cape Barren Island (Tas Bass Strait SK55-02)ÂÂ|ÂÂAustralian Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Seller Inventory # 79720
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