Jane Lydon

Fantastic Dreaming

The Archaeology of an Aboriginal Mission

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Produktbeschreibung

Focusing on the archaeological investigation of a Moravian mission in southeastern Australia, the traditional country of the Wergaia-language speakers,Fantastic Dreaming examines how spatial organization, the consumption of Western goods, and the practices required by domesticity were used to transform Aboriginal people.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Altamira Press
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. November 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 518g
• ISBN-13: 9780759111059
• ISBN-10: 0759111057
• Artikelnr.: 27429321

Autorenporträt

Jane Lydon is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Australian Indigenous Studies at Monash University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Chapter 1. 'they covet not Magnificent Houses,
Houshold-stuff' Chapter 3 Chapter 2. Orienting the Wergaia Chapter 4
Chapter 3. The Example of Ebenezer Chapter 5 Chapter 4. 'Fantatic
Dreaming:' space, power, and the Mission-house Chapter 6 Chapter 5. 'All
these little things:' material culture and domesticity Chapter 7 Chapter 6.
After the mission closed, 1904-1930: Antwerp Chapter 8 Chapter 7. 'The
outskirts of civilization' 1930-1960s Chapter 9 Chapter 8. 'A handle of a
cup:' changing views of the missions