{"product_id":"australian-aborigines-the-languages-and-customs-of-several-tribes-of-aborigines-in-the-western-district-of-victoria-australia-paperback-9781108006552","title":"Australian Aborigines; The Languages and Customs of Several Tribes of Aborigines in the Western District of Victoria, Australia (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108006552","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAustralian Aborigines\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Languages and Customs of Several Tribes of Aborigines in the Western District of Victoria, Australia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn account of the language and culture of indigenous people in the western district of Victoria, Australia, in 1881.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames Dawson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108006552, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 November 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages, 3 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 1.3 cm, 0.39 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eJames Dawson first published Australian Aborigines in 1881, after deciding that his careful description of the tribes, languages, customs, and characteristics of the indigenous peoples of the western district of Victoria was too bulky for its originally intended publication in a newspaper. Essentially a field-inspired anthropological account of the dwindling Aboriginal population, written before the emergence of anthropology as a formal discipline, Dawson's book draws on his daughter's ability to speak the local languages and attempts a balanced description of a culture he considered ill-used and under-appreciated by white settlers. Minute details about clothing, tools, settlement and beliefs combine to depict a complex society that possessed highly ritualised customs deserving of respect. Dawson also included an extensive vocabulary of words in three indigenous languages that he hoped would facilitate further cross-cultural understanding. His work provides valuable source material for modern researchers in anthropology and linguistics.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introductory note\u003cbr\u003e 1. Tribes\u003cbr\u003e 2. Population\u003cbr\u003e 3. Chiefs\u003cbr\u003e 4. Property\u003cbr\u003e 5. Clothing\u003cbr\u003e 6. Habitations\u003cbr\u003e 7. Cleanliness\u003cbr\u003e 8. Domestic furniture\u003cbr\u003e 9. Cooking and food\u003cbr\u003e 10. Tools\u003cbr\u003e 11. Laws of marriage\u003cbr\u003e 12. Children\u003cbr\u003e 13. Names of persons\u003cbr\u003e 14. Superstitions and diseases\u003cbr\u003e 15. Death and burial\u003cbr\u003e 16. Avenging of death\u003cbr\u003e 17. Great meetings\u003cbr\u003e 18. Amusements\u003cbr\u003e 19. Weapons\u003cbr\u003e 20. Animals\u003cbr\u003e 21. Meteorology\u003cbr\u003e 22. Native mounds\u003cbr\u003e 23. Anecdotes\u003cbr\u003e Conveyance\u003cbr\u003e Vocabularies\u003cbr\u003e Notes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Physical anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Physical anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Physical%20anthropology%20%5BJHMP%5D%22\"\u003eJHMP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265914163480,"sku":"9781108006552","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108006552i_af4c6b95-3864-45f0-9469-439444ee7f8e.jpg?v=1694867328","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/australian-aborigines-the-languages-and-customs-of-several-tribes-of-aborigines-in-the-western-district-of-victoria-australia-paperback-9781108006552","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}