02776nam 2200565 a 450 991045944270332120200520144314.00-85575-724-80-85575-685-3(CKB)2670000000046056(EBL)583528(OCoLC)669127072(MiAaPQ)EBC838260(MiAaPQ)EBC583528(Au-PeEL)EBL838260(CaPaEBR)ebr10424590(OCoLC)686699270(Au-PeEL)EBL583528(EXLCZ)99267000000004605620090122d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAn appreciation of difference[electronic resource] W.E.H. Stanner and Aboriginal Australia /edited by Melinda Hinkson and Jeremy BeckettCanberra, A.C.T. Aboriginal Studies Press20081 online resource (313 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-85575-660-8 Includes bibliographic references and index.pt. 1. Diverse fields -- pt. 2. In pursuit of transcendent value -- pt. 3. Land and people -- pt. 4. A pulic intellectual."WEH Stanner was a public intellectual whose work reached beyond the walls of the academy, and he remains a highly significant figure in Aboriginal affairs and Australian anthropology. Educated by Radcliffe-Brown in Sydney and Malinowski in London, he undertook anthropological work in Australia, Africa and the Pacific. Stanner contributed much to public understandings of the Dreaming and the significance of Aboriginal religion. His 1968 broadcast lectures, After the Dreaming, continue to be among the most widely quoted works in the field of Aboriginal studies. He also produced some exceptionally evocative biographical portraits of Aboriginal people. Stanners writings on post-colonial development and assimilation policy urged an appreciation of Indigenous peoples distinctive world views and aspirations"--Provided by publisher.AnthropologistsAustraliaBiographyAboriginal AustraliansSocial life and customsAboriginal AustraliansSocial conditionsElectronic books.AnthropologistsAboriginal AustraliansSocial life and customs.Aboriginal AustraliansSocial conditions.301.092Hinkson Melinda890569Beckett Jeremy801611MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459442703321An appreciation of difference2475966UNINA