| Author: | Peter Veth | ISBN: | 9781876944889 |
| Publisher: | National Museum Australia | Publication: | February 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | National Museum Australia | Language: | English |
| Author: | Peter Veth |
| ISBN: | 9781876944889 |
| Publisher: | National Museum Australia |
| Publication: | February 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | National Museum Australia |
| Language: | English |
Contacts between Indigenous Australians and outsiders Macassans, Portuguese, Dutch, English, French, Americans and others are known to have occurred for 400 years. This book explores these diverse, subtle, dynamic and volatile first encounters from Indigenous and non-Indigenous perspectives. It also looks at the myriad elements of these crosscultural exchanges, which resulted in profound outcomes for the First Australians.
Contacts between Indigenous Australians and outsiders Macassans, Portuguese, Dutch, English, French, Americans and others are known to have occurred for 400 years. This book explores these diverse, subtle, dynamic and volatile first encounters from Indigenous and non-Indigenous perspectives. It also looks at the myriad elements of these crosscultural exchanges, which resulted in profound outcomes for the First Australians.
