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An Appreciation of Difference: WEH Stanner and Aboriginal Australia

By Melinda Hinkson , Jeremy Beckett

Book information

Publisher
Aboriginal Studies Press
Year
2009
ISBN
0855756608, 9780855756604
LCC
GN21.S73 A66 2008
Open Library ID
OL23166689M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2912532 bytes)
Pages
314\314
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The work of renowned Australian anthropologist WEH Stanner is given historical and analytical context in this collection of contributions from some of Australia’s leading academics in the field of Aboriginal studies. Educated by pioneers of anthropology, including Bronislaw Malinowski, Stanner undertook work in Australia, Africa, and the Pacific, and helped to inform public understandings of Aboriginal beliefs and religion, as well as federal policy towards them. Demonstrating the continuing relevance of his work in light of current debates on Aboriginal affairs, this examination is a reminder of the significant effect Stanner had not only on social science but on the entire world.

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