Exploring the Legacy of the 1948 Arnhem Land Expedition

by Martin Thomas and Margo Neale

In 1948 a collection of scientists, anthropologists and photographers journeyed to northern Australia for a seven-month tour of research and discovery-now regarded as 'the last of the big expeditions'. The American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land was front-page news at the time, but 60 years later it is virtually unknown. This lapse into obscurity was due partly to the fraught politics of Australian anthropology and animus towards...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1921666447
• ISBN13: 9781921666445
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Anu Press
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 2.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.9" x 9.8"