Continent of Hunter-Gatherers: New Perspectives in Australian Prehistory
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ISBN 9780521359467
Book info: Continent of Hunter-Gatherers: New Perspectives in Australian Prehistory (Paperback, 412 pages) – Cambridge University Press, 1997. Language: English. This book challenges traditional perceptions of Australian Aboriginal prehistory: that environment is the major determinant of hunter-gatherers; that Aborigines were egalitarian and culturally homogeneous; that they experienced few economic and...
Book info: Continent of Hunter-Gatherers: New Perspectives in Australian Prehistory (Paperback, 412 pages) – Cambridge University Press, 1997. Language: English.
This book challenges traditional perceptions of Australian Aboriginal prehistory: that environment is the major determinant of hunter-gatherers; that Aborigines were egalitarian and culturally homogeneous; that they experienced few economic and demographic changes. Lourandos argues that their social and economic processes were complex and that the prehistory period was dynamic. Lourandos considers colonization, Tasmanian Aborigines, the role of fire, the intensification debate, plant exploitation and other prehistoric hunter-gatherer societies.