Justice and Warfare in Aboriginal Australia

Christophe Darmangeat

doi:10.5771/9781793632326

Summary

Meticulously examining ethnographic sources, Christophe Darmangeat argues that warfare among Australian Aborigines was mostly an extension of their judicial systems. He demonstrates how violent conflict occurred when circumstances prohibited regulated proceedings.

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Edition: 1/2020
Copyright year: 2020
ISBN-Print: 978-1-7936-3231-9
ISBN-Online: 978-1-7936-3232-6
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 274
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Acknowledgments No access
3. Warning: About a (Sharp) Terminological Question No access
4. Introduction No access
Chapter 1 Characterizing Aboriginal Societies No access Pages 1 - 24
Chapter 2 Common Forms of Justice No access Pages 25 - 52
Chapter 3 Deadly Confrontations No access Pages 53 - 76
Chapter 4 Why Fight? No access Pages 77 - 94
Chapter 5 A General Classification of Organized Violence No access Pages 95 - 128
Chapter 6 On the War Path No access Pages 129 - 158
Chapter 7 Means of War No access Pages 159 - 202
Chapter 8 Australia, a Unique Case? No access Pages 203 - 226
Conclusion No access Pages 227 - 240
Appendix No access Pages 241 - 242
References No access Pages 243 - 262
Index of Places and Social Groups No access Pages 263 - 266
Index of Individuals No access Pages 267 - 270
Index of Themes No access Pages 271 - 272
About the Author No access Pages 273 - 274