Pascoe, Bruce
Dark Emu: Aboriginal Australia and the birth of agriculture
- ISBN 13:
- 9781911344780
- author:
- Pascoe, Bruce
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Scribe Publications
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions:
- 21 x 13.5 centimetres (0.24 kg)
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Anthropology,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Aboriginal Australians have been misrepresented as hunter-gatherers, but the truth is more complex. Bruce Pascoe reveals that they were skilled farmers, building dams, planting and harvesting crops, and managing the land with sophisticated systems.
Using records and diaries from early explorers and colonists, Pascoe uncovers evidence that challenges the conventional narrative of Australia's past. He shows that Aboriginal systems of food production and land management have been understated, and that a new look at the country's history is needed.
This book offers a fresh perspective on Australia's past, one that has significant implications for our understanding of the country's indigenous people and their place in the world.
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