Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous Australia

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MACCUJARIE ATLAS of NDIGENOUS AUSTRALIA
CULTURE AND SOCIETY THROUGH SPACE AND TIME
An atlas is a way of representing, in graphic form, a human landscape -a pattern of human activities in space and time. The Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous Australia opens up a window onto the landscape of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lives, from 60000 years ago to the present time.
It covers a wide range of aspects of Indigenous life, including:
• society • land ownership and use
• culture • the visual and performing arts
• economics • sport
• politics • education
• the environment • health
• technology • placenames
Each chapter has been compiled by one or more experts in the field, under the general editorship of Bill Arthur and Frances Morphy of the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research at the AustraUan National University. The core of maps is supplemented by explanatory text, as well as numerous diagrams and illustrations, including Indigenous artworks.
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MACCUJARIE ATLAS of NDIGENOUS AUSTRALIA
CULTURE AND SOCIETY THROUGH SPACE AND TIME
An atlas is a way of representing, in graphic form, a human landscape -a pattern of human activities in space and time. The Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous Australia opens up a window onto the landscape of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lives, from 60000 years ago to the present time.
It covers a wide range of aspects of Indigenous life, including:
• society • land ownership and use
• culture • the visual and performing arts
• economics • sport
• politics • education
• the environment • health
• technology • placenames
Each chapter has been compiled by one or more experts in the field, under the general editorship of Bill Arthur and Frances Morphy of the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research at the AustraUan National University. The core of maps is supplemented by explanatory text, as well as numerous diagrams and illustrations, including Indigenous artworks.
An electronic version of a selection of the maps, allowing interactive use, is available on the MacquarieNet online reference site: www.macquarienet.com.au
The Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous Australia is a unique tool for understanding the life and culture of Indigenous Australians.
'By promoting understanding, it is a publication which also promotes reconciliation."
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JACKIE HUGGINS, CO-CHAIR, RECONCIUATION AUSTRAQA Vissza