{"product_id":"the-daily-life-and-origin-of-the-tasmanians-paperback-9781108038959","title":"The Daily Life and Origin of the Tasmanians (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108038959","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Daily Life and Origin of the Tasmanians\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA non-conformist school-master and writer's sympathetic anthropological account of the near-extinct Tasmanian aborigines, published in 1870.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames Bonwick (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108038959, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 November 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e342 pages, 17 b\/w illus.  1 colour illus.  1 map  2 tables  2 music examples\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.9 cm, 0.44 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 Bonwick (1817–1906) arrived in Tasmania, then Van Diemen's Land, in 1841, beginning an unstable and itinerant career as school-master, writer, and archivist. A zealous non-conformist and mystic, who was briefly in contact with Madame Blavatsky, Bonwick became interested in the plight of the Tasmanian aborigines after a visit to Flinders Island, to which the last of the nearly extinct population had been removed. Published in 1870, by which time Bonwick had become a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, this book is a sympathetic anthropological study of indigenous Tasmanian culture and society, based on colonial records, interviews with early settlers and Bonwick's own experiences. The companion volume to The Last of the Tasmanians, which discussed the reasons for the extinction and was cited by Darwin in The Descent of Man, it provides important source material, as well as insight into the morally difficult subject of nineteenth-century anthropology.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Intellect of the Tasmanians\u003cbr\u003e 2. Character\u003cbr\u003e 3. Food\u003cbr\u003e 4. Dress and ornament\u003cbr\u003e 5. Amusements\u003cbr\u003e 6. Arts and manufactures\u003cbr\u003e 7. Women and children\u003cbr\u003e 8. Government and number\u003cbr\u003e 9. Disease\u003cbr\u003e 10. Burial\u003cbr\u003e 11. Physical appearance\u003cbr\u003e 12. Language\u003cbr\u003e 13. Superstitions\u003cbr\u003e 14. Origin of the Tasmanians\u003cbr\u003e A sketch of the geology of Tasmania\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Reviews of Mr. Bonwick's colonial works.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Australasian \u0026amp; Pacific history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Australasian \u0026amp; Pacific history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Australasian%20\u0026amp;%20Pacific%20history%20%5BHBJM%5D%22\"\u003eHBJM\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":46266057130264,"sku":"9781108038959","price":31.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108038959i.jpg?v=1696746391","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-daily-life-and-origin-of-the-tasmanians-paperback-9781108038959","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}