Van Diemen's Land: An Aboriginal History

by Ian McFarlane and Murray Johnson

The history of Aborigines in Van Diemen's Land is long. The first Tasmanians lived in isolation for as many as 300 generations after the flooding of Bass Strait. Their struggle against almost insurmountable odds is one worthy of respect and admiration, not to mention serious attention. This broad-ranging book is a comprehensive and critical account of that epic survival up to the present day. Starting from antiquity, the book examines the devastating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1742234216
• ISBN13: 9781742234212
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: UNSW Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.1"