Aboriginal placenames: naming and re-naming the Australian landscape

"The 19 studies brought together in this book present an overview of current issues involving Indigenous placenames across the whole of Australia, drawing on the disciplines of geography, linguistics, history, and anthropology. They include meticulous studies of historical records, and perspect...

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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: ©2009
Series:Aboriginal history monograph series 19
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:"The 19 studies brought together in this book present an overview of current issues involving Indigenous placenames across the whole of Australia, drawing on the disciplines of geography, linguistics, history, and anthropology. They include meticulous studies of historical records, and perspectives stemming from contemporary Indigenous communities. The book includes a wealth of documentary information on some 400 specific placenames, including those of Sydney Harbour, the Blue Mountains, Canberra, western Victoria, the Lake Eyre district, the Victoria River District, and southwestern Cape York Peninsula."--Publisher's description
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:1921666099
9781921666094

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