What the bones say [[electronic resource] ] : Tasmanian aborigines, science, and domination / / John J. Cove

• Autore: Cove John J
• Pubblicazione: Ottawa, : Carleton University Press, c1995
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (236 p.)
• Disciplina: 174/.9309
• Soggetto topico: Anthropological ethics; Anthropology - Political aspects; Indigenous peoples - Research - Australia - Tasmania; Social sciences - Research - Moral and ethical aspects; Social sciences - Research - Political aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: I. Anthropology and the Politics of Contemporary Research -- II. The Early Colonial Period (1803-76) -- III. The Science and Politics of Race (1876-1950) -- IV. Old Science and New Realities (1951-90) -- V. Bones and Other Objects of Contention (1951-92) -- VI. Ethics in the Human Sciences.
• Sommario/riassunto: What the Bones Say is a thoroughly engaging history of one line of human science research and its consequences for the hapless and often helpless subject of study: the indigenous peoples of Tasmania. Research questions arising from skeletal remains were posed and pursued on the assumption that vanished forebears bore no relation to, nor had any intrinsic meaning for, aboriginal Tasmanians of today. The author finds these premises incorrect, exposing both the biases of research done for political ends, and documenting their galvanizing effect on indigenous status and land claims, ownership of skeletal remains, the political mobilization of Aboriginal interests, and native advocacy.
• Titolo autorizzato: What the bones say
• ISBN: 1-283-53034-1; 9786613842794; 0-7735-8145-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461489203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II