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Author Dyer, Colin L.

Title The French explorers and the Aboriginal Australians 1772-1839 / Colin Dyer
Published St. Lucia, Qld. : University of Queensland Press, 2005

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Description xi, 240 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
Contents 1. Descriptions of the Aboriginal Australians -- 2. Relations between the Aboriginal Australians and the French -- 3. Relations between the Aboriginal Australians themselves -- 4. Relations between the Aboriginal Australians and the British
Summary Opens a fascinating window - and a fresh perspective - on the early European exploration of Australia. These French explorers and scientists kept journals, many of which, until very recently, remained obscure and untranslated. Their cultural insights are invaluable, sometimes shocking and always engaging
Analysis France
Aboriginal culture
Aborigines
Race relations
Discovery and exploration
History, Pre-1801
History, 1801-1900
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography, pages 225-229
Subject Explorers -- Australia.
French -- Australia -- History.
Aboriginal Australians.
Aboriginal Australians -- Relations with Europeans -- History -- 1788-1851
French -- Australia -- History -- To 1788
French -- Australia -- History -- 1788-1851
Explorers -- France.
Aboriginal Australians -- Relations with Europeans -- History -- To 1788
SUBJECT Australia -- Discovery and exploration. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114308
Australia -- Discovery and exploration http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114308 -- French
Genre/Form History.
ISBN 0702235121 :