Aboriginal Frontiers And Boundaries In Australia

by Lauren Statham, J.R.V. Prescott, S.L. Davis

In four detailed case studies, two political geographers explore the nature of Aboriginal boundaries and their contemporary implications.

Before the coming of Europeans, Aboriginal communities lived within territories defined by complex ritual cycles of song, dance, symbol and ceremony. Knowledge of these boundaries and frontiers was in the keeping of senior custodians. In traditional communities, this continues to be the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0522844839
• ISBN13: 9780522844832
• Release Date: August 1988
• Publisher: Melbourne University
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"