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Being Black: Aboriginal Cultures in Settled Australia (Paperback)

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By Ian Keen (Editor), Marie Reay (Foreword by)
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Description


Bringing together the results of research by anthropologists on the social life of people formerly labeled “part-Aborigines” or “urban Aborigines,” this volume discusses issues including the bases of identity, the ties of family, the structure of community, ways of speaking, beliefs and feelings about the country, and attitudes toward history.

About the Author


Ian Keen is an eminent and widely published anthropologist who retired from teaching at the end of 2002 and is currently a visiting fellow in the School of Archaeology and Anthropology at the Australian National University.

Product Details
ISBN: 9780855751852
ISBN-10: 0855751851
Publisher: Aboriginal Studies Press
Publication Date: January 1st, 1991
Pages: 288
Language: English