Shaking Hands on the Fringe: Negotiating the Aboriginal World at King George's Sound

by Tiffany Shellam

In 1826, the British set up a garrison on the edges of an Aboriginal world at King George's Sound - the site of present day Albany, Western Australia - with the aim of deterring the French from occupying the area. The British newcomers and the area's Indigenous inhabitants - the King Ya-nup - came to share a small space, forcing both cultures to adapt in order to communicate and interact with one another. Within this sphere, associations and friendships...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1921401265
• ISBN13: 9781921401268
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: University of Western Australia Press
• Length: 267 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"