The axe had never sounded : place, people and heritage of RechercheBay, Tasmania

The axe had never sounded place, people and heritage of RechercheBay, Tasmania

'This book meets well the triple promise of the title - the inter-connections of place, people and heritage. John Mulvaney brings to this work a deep knowledge of the history, ethnography and archaeology of Tasmania. He presents a comprehensive account of the area's history over the 200 ye...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Mulvaney, D. J. 1925-2016, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : Australian National University E Press 2007.
Series:Aboriginal history monograph series ; volume 14.
Subjects:
Aboriginal Tasmanians.
Cultural property > Political aspects.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009423586206719
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Setting out
  • 2. Recherche Bay
  • 3. Naturalists ashore
  • 4. Botanising
  • 5. Measuring and charting
  • 6. Seeking the Tasmanians
  • 7. Meeting the Tasmanians
  • 8. An archaeological heritage
  • 9. Labillardière’s luck
  • 10. Retrospect: Recherche Bay, history and anthropology
  • 11. The chaotic years
  • 12. Lady Jane at Recherche Bay
  • 13. Good and bad times
  • 14. The concept of heritage
  • 15. National Heritage nomination.

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