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Autore |
Jones Philip <1955-> |
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Ochre and rust [[electronic resource] ] : artefacts [sic] and encounters on Australian frontiers / / Philip Jones |
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Kent Town, S. Aust., : Wakefield Press, 2011, c2008 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (449 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Aboriginal Australians - Antiquities |
Aboriginal Australians - Implements |
Frontier and pioneer life - Australia |
Electronic books. |
Australia Antiquities |
Australia Race relations History |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-408) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE Master Blackburn , s whip; CHAPTER TWO Broken shields; CHAPTER THREE Turning to metal; CHAPTER FOUR Spearing Bennett; CHAPTER FIVE Drilling for fire; CHAPTER SIX Unearthing the toas; CHAPTER SEVEN The magic garb of Daisy Bates; CHAPTER EIGHT Namatjira and the Jesus plaque; CHAPTER NINE That special property; NOTES; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; LOCALITIES INDEX; GENERAL INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Ochre and Rust takes nine Aboriginal and colonial artefacts from their museum shelves, and positions them at the centre of these gripping, poignant tales set in the heart of Australia's frontier zone. |
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