Aboriginal Economy and Society: Australia at the Threshold of Colonisation

Drawing on early colonial sources as well as the writing of amateur and professional anthropologists, this book compares the social life and culture of seven regions of Australia as they appear to have been at the threshold of colonization. Cover & Front Matter Back Cover Title Page Copyright Acknowledgments Contents List of Figures List of Maps List of Plates List of Tables A Note on Orthographies 1. Introduction Part I: Ecology 2. Evironments and Resources 3. Technology 4. The Seasonal Round: Population, Settlement & Mobility Part II: Institutions 5.Identities 6. Kinship and Marriage 7. Cosmology and Quasi-technology 8. Governance Part III: Economy 9. Control of the Means of Production 10. The Organisation of Production 11. Distribution and Consumption 12. Exchange and Trade 13. Conclusion Back Matter References Gloassary Index Compares and contrasts aspects of Aboriginal economy and society across seven different regions. It reconstructs and explores the relationships between land and technologies