Historical Dictionary of Australian Aborigines

Murray Johnson; Mitchell Rolls

doi:10.5771/9781538134351

Summary

The Aboriginal Australians first arrived on the continent at least 60,000 years ago, occupying and adapting to a range of environmental conditions—from tropical estuarine habitats, densely forested regions, open plains, and arid desert country to cold, mountainous, and often wet and snowy high country. Cultures adapted according to the different conditions and adapted again to environmental changes brought about by rising sea levels at the end of the last ice age. European colonization of the island continent in 1788 not only introduced diseases to which Aborigines had no immunity but also began an enduring and at times violent conflict over land and resources. Reconciliation between Aborigines and the settler population remains unresolved.

This second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Australian Aborigines contains a chronology, an introduction, an extensive bibliography, and more than 300 cross-referenced entries on the politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture of the Aborigines. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the indigenous people of Australia.

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Edition: 2/2019
Copyright Year: 2019
ISBN-Print: 978-0-8108-7475-6
ISBN-Online: 978-1-5381-3435-1
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 257
Product Type: Monograph

1. Contents No access
2. Editor’s Foreword No access
3. Acknowledgments No access
4. Reader’s Notes No access
5. Acronyms and Abbreviations No access
6. Maps No access
7. Chronology No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 8
THE DICTIONARY No access Pages 9 - 220
Bibliography No access Pages 221 - 256
About the Authors No access Pages 257 - 257