Southern Anthropology - A History of Fison and Howitt's Kamilaroi and Kurnai

by Helen Gardner and Patrick McConvell

From far-flung sites in Australia and the Pacific Islands, Lorimer Fison and A. W. Howitt produced the landmark study, Kamilaroi and Kurnai (1880). Their book revealed the complexity of Aboriginal and Pacific Island societies and changed the course of anthropology in the early years of the discipline. Using archival sources and an innovative approach, Southern Anthropology explores the research, writing and reception of Kamilaroi and Kurnai. Historical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137463805
• ISBN13: 9781137463807
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 329 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.5"