James Bonwick

The Daily Life and Origin of the Tasmanians

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A non-conformist school-master and writer's sympathetic anthropological account of the near-extinct Tasmanian aborigines, published in 1870.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 342
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 483g
• ISBN-13: 9781108038959
• ISBN-10: 1108038956
• Artikelnr.: 34449402

Inhaltsangabe

1. Intellect of the Tasmanians
2. Character
3. Food
4. Dress and ornament
5. Amusements
6. Arts and manufactures
7. Women and children
8. Government and number
9. Disease
10. Burial
11. Physical appearance
12. Language
13. Superstitions
14. Origin of the Tasmanians
A sketch of the geology of Tasmania
Appendix
Reviews of Mr. Bonwick's colonial works.