Labor's Lot: The Power, History, and Culture of Aboriginal Action

by Elizabeth A. Povinelli

Book Overview

How does an Aboriginal community see itself, its work, and its place on the land? Elizabeth Povinelli goes to the Belyuen community of northern Australia to show how it draws from deep connections between labor, language, and the landscape. Her findings challenge Western notions of "productive labor" and longstanding ideas about the role of culture in subsistence economies.

In Labor's Lot, Povinelli shows how everyday activities shape...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226676730
• ISBN13: 9780226676739
• Release Date: April 1994
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 339 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

THE POWER, HISTORY, AND CULTURE OF ABORIGINAL

GREAT BOOK TO READ. IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY OR THE CULTURE OF ABORIIGINAL READ THIS BOOK. YOU WILL KNOW A LOT.