Southern Anthropology - a History of Fison and Howitt’s Kamilaroi and Kurnai

From far-flung sites in Australia and the Pacific Islands, Lorimer Fison and A. W. Howitt produced the landmark study, Kamilaroi and Kurnai (1880). Their book revealed the complexity of Aboriginal and Pacific Island societies and changed the course of anthropology in the early years of the discipline. Using archival sources and an innovative approach, Southern Anthropology explores the research, writing and reception of Kamilaroi and Kurnai. Historical chapters track Fison and Howitt's collection and analysis of anthropological material in the context of raging debates about the evolution of humans. This narrative is interspersed with an introduction to the kinship and social organisation of Aboriginal and Pacific Island people that highlight the enduring value of Fison and Howitt's methods and the resurgence of their questions in contemporary anthropology. "Cover"--"Contents"--"List of Figures" -- "List of Maps" -- "List of Tables" -- "Note on Spelling" -- "Foreword" -- "Acknowledgements" -- "Preface" -- "Part I: Southern Anthropology" -- "1 Introduction: The Publication of Kamilaroi and Kurnai" -- "2 Morgan: Imagining Kinship" -- "3 The Unity of World Kinship: A Southern Perspective" -- "Part II: Finding Kin: Fison in the Antipodes" -- "4 The Apocalypse in the South: Fison in Victoria and Fiji" -- "5 Twice Converted: Fisonâ#x80;#x99;s Epiphany" -- "6 Cracks in the Theory: The Problems of the Pacific" -- "7 Fisonâ#x80;#x99;s Fiji Discovery and the Interpretation of Kinship History" -- "Part III: Kin and Skin" -- "8 Seeing Gamilaraay" -- "9 Evidence and Anomalies from Australian and Pacific Sites" -- "10 Howitt and Tulaba" -- "11 The Turn from Kin to Skin" -- "Part IV: From Encounter to Page: The Writing of Kamilaroi and Kurnai" -- "12 Time, Human Difference and Evolution in Oceania" -- "13 Pen to Paper: Writing Kamilaroi and Kurnai" -- "14 Kamilaroi and Kurnai: The Content and the Form" -- "15 The Anthropology of Kinship in Kamilaroi and Kurnai" -- "Part V: The Reception and Legacy of Kamilaroi and Kurnai" -- "16 The British Response to Kamilaroi and Kurnai" -- "17 The Legacy of Kamilaroi and Kurnai in the Anthropology of Kinship" -- "18 Conclusion: Southern Anthropology" -- "Glossary" -- "Bibliography." Front Matter....Pages i-xx Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction: The Publication of Kamilaroi and Kurnai....Pages 3-15 Morgan: Imagining Kinship....Pages 16-24 The Unity of World Kinship: A Southern Perspective....Pages 25-40 Front Matter....Pages 41-41 The Apocalypse in the South: Fison in Victoria and Fiji....Pages 43-57 Twice Converted: Fison’s Epiphany....Pages 58-71 Cracks in the Theory: The Problems of the Pacific....Pages 72-86 Fison’s Fiji Discovery and the Interpretation of Kinship History....Pages 87-99 Front Matter....Pages 101-101 Seeing Gamilaraay....Pages 103-115 Evidence and Anomalies from Australian and Pacific Sites....Pages 116-131 Howitt and Tulaba....Pages 132-155 The Turn from Kin to Skin....Pages 156-173 Front Matter....Pages 175-175 Time, Human Difference and Evolution in Oceania....Pages 177-192 Pen to Paper: Writing Kamilaroi and Kurnai....Pages 193-211 Kamilaroi and Kurnai: The Content and the Form....Pages 212-228 The Anthropology of Kinship in Kamilaroi and Kurnai....Pages 229-249 Front Matter....Pages 251-251 The British Response to Kamilaroi and Kurnai....Pages 253-269 The Legacy of Kamilaroi and Kurnai in the Anthropology of Kinship....Pages 270-283 Conclusion: Southern Anthropology....Pages 284-290 Back Matter....Pages 291-329 From far-flung sites in Australia and the Pacific Islands, Lorimer Fison and A.W. Howitt produced the landmark study, Kamilaroi and Kurnai (1880). Their book revealed the complexity of Aboriginal and Pacific Island societies and changed the course of anthropology in the early years of the discipline. Using archival sources and an innovative approach, Southern Anthropology explores the research, writing and reception of Kamilaroi and Kurnai. Historical chapters track Fison and Howitt's collection and analysis of anthropological material in the context of raging debates about the evolution of humans. This narrative is interspersed with an introduction to the kinship and social organisation of Aboriginal and Pacific Island people that highlight the enduring value of Fison and Howitt's methods and the resurgence of their questions in contemporary anthropology. Southern Anthropology is designed to be read across disciplinary boundaries Southern Anthropology, The History Of Fison And Howitt's Kamilaroi And Kurnai Is The Biography Of Kamilaroi And Kurnai (1880) Written From Both A Historical And Anthropological Perspective. Southern Anthropology Investigates The Authors' Work On Aboriginal And Pacific People And The Reception Of Their Book In Metropolitan Centres. By Helen Gardner, Patrick Mcconvell.