Description: Hi! You're looking at an excellent overall condition book which is OUT OF PRINT and a classic anthropological study of the Aboriginal peoples of Australia written by RONALD M. and CATHERINE H. BERNDT--the book is a FIFTH EDITION published in 1992 and a softcover copy. This book is in excellent overall condition and is a former library copy with typical markings and a laminated cover; the book has no pen or pencil markings on the pages and just lght shelfwear and light evidence of gentle browsing otherwise but no other significant flaws! The book is titled fThe World of the First Australians and it was written by RONALD M. and CATHERINE H. BERNDT; it was published by Aboriginal Studies Press in Canberra, Australia in 1992 and is a 5th Edition copy.First published in 1964 and this fifth edition published in 1988, The World of the First Australians is a classic in the field of Australian Aboriginal Studies. As well as being a comprehensive reference book, covering a wide range of the many traditional societies and cultures that have existed on the Australian continent, it draws together the threads of Aboriginal belief and practice in general terms. This book brings together some of the material from over 40 years of the authors' anthropological research and fieldwork among Aborigines in many parts of Australia, supplemented with comprehensive statements from other sources. It concentrates on the past and present traditional life of Aboriginal Australians, and the tremendous changes that have overtaken them. The authors cover aspects such as social organisation, economic adaptation, relationship to land an dits resources, growing up and getting married, religious belief, myth and ritual, forms of sorcery and magic, law and order, oral literature and visual art.A fantastic find, and a beautiful copy of this book!Thanks for looking, and good luck if you're bidding! Also be sure to check out all of my other great books currently listed on ebay auctions--I can combine shipping for multiple purchases!
Price: 15 USD
Location: Williamsport, Pennsylvania
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Shipping Cost: 5.5 USD
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Book Title: The World of the First Australians: Aboriginal Traditional Life
Ex Libris: Yes
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Item Length: 9.2in.
Publisher: Aboriginal Studies Press
Original Language: English
Inscribed: No
Intended Audience: Adults
Subject: Anthropology
Edition: Fifth Edition
Vintage: Yes
Publication Year: 1992
Type: Biography
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Special Attributes: 5th Edition
Author: Ronald Berndt, Catherine Berndt
Features: Revised
Genre: Social Science
Country/Region of Manufacture: Australia
Topic: Indigenous Studies, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Item Width: 6.1in.
Number of Pages: 608 Pages
