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1 online resource |
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Palgrave studies in Pacific history |
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Palgrave studies in Pacific history.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction. The Publication Of Kamilaroi And Kurnai -- 2. Morgan Imaging Kinship -- 3. The Unity Of World Kinship: A Southern Perspective -- 4. The Apocalypse In The South: Fison In Victoria And Fiji -- 5. Twice Converted: Fison's Epiphany -- 6. Cracks In The Theory: The Problems Of The Pacific -- 7. Fison's Fiji Discovery And The Interpretation Of Kinship History -- 8. Seeing Gamilaraay -- 9. Evidence And Anomalies From Australian And Pacific Sites -- 10. Howitt And Tulaba -- 11. The Turn From Kin To Skin -- 12. Time, Human Difference And Evolution In Oceania -- 13. Pen To Paper: Writing Kamilaroi And Kurnai -- 14. Kamilaroi And Kurnai: The Content And The Form -- 15. The Anthropology Of Kamilaroi And Kurnai -- 16. The British Response To Kamilaroi And Kurnai -- 17. The Legacy Of Kamilaroi And Kurnai In The Anthropology Of Kinship -- 18. Conclusion |
| Summary |
From far-flung sites in Australia and the Pacific Islands, Lorimer Fison and A.W. Howitt produced the landmark study, Kamilaroi and Kurnai (1880). Their book revealed the complexity of Aboriginal and Pacific Island societies and changed the course of anthropology in the early years of the discipline. Using archival sources and an innovative approach, Southern Anthropology explores the research, writing and reception of Kamilaroi and Kurnai. Historical chapters track Fison and Howitt's collection and analysis of anthropological material in the context of raging debates about the evolution of humans. This narrative is interspersed with an introduction to the kinship and social organisation of Aboriginal and Pacific Island people that highlight the enduring value of Fison and Howitt's methods and the resurgence of their questions in contemporary anthropology. Southern Anthropology is designed to be read across disciplinary boundaries |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Publisher supplied information; title not viewed |
| Subject |
Fison, Lorimer, 1832-1907.
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Howitt, A. W. (Alfred William), 1830-1908.
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| SUBJECT |
Fison, Lorimer, 1832-1907 fast |
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Howitt, A. W. (Alfred William), 1830-1908 fast |
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Kamilaroi and Kurnai
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| Subject |
Anthropology -- History
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Ethnology -- Australia -- History
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Social & cultural history.
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Social & cultural anthropology.
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Australasian & Pacific history.
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Anthropology.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Regional Studies.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General.
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Anthropology
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Ethnology
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Australia
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
McConvell, Patrick, author
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| ISBN |
9781137463814 |
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1137463813 |
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9781349573004 |
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1349573000 |
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9781137463821 |
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1137463821 |
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