Aboriginal Economy and Society: At the Threshold of Colonisation


Aboriginal Economy and Society: At the Threshold of Colonisation
Aboriginal Economy and Society: At the Threshold of Colonisation by Ian Keen

Drawing on early colonial cources as well as the writing of amateur and professional anthropologists, liguists and archaeloogists, Aboriginal Economy and Society compares the socail life and culture os seven regions of Australia as they appear to have been at the threshold of colonisation. With a focus on the economy,the broad scope of the book encmpasses variation in environmental conditions, resources and technologies; key institutions including kinship,cosmologies and governance; and organisation of production, distribution, exchange and consumption.

More on Amazon »


$39.95 (new) | (used)


Lists Appeared In
The 100 Best Australian History and Politics Books