Aborigines of Victoria 2 Volume Paperback Set: With Notes Relating to the Habits of the Natives of Other Parts of Australia and Tasmania Compiled from (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781108006583)

Robert Brough Smyth (1830-1889) was a successful Melbourne-based mining engineer and civil servant whose international contacts included the geologist Adam Sedgwick. He also spent 16 years as Secretary of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines. In this study of the society and customs of indigenous Australians in the Victoria region, first published in 1878, he combines his own observations with those of others who lived or worked closely with the Aboriginal population. Volume 1 discusses the Aborigines' physical and mental characteristics, demographics, social interaction, rituals, daily life and mythology. Comparisons are made throughout with other indigenous populations, particularly those of nearby Pacific and Indonesian islands. Volume 2 focuses on language. The nine essays by European settlers which form the appendices explore a variety of anthropological topics and shed light on the complex relationship that existed between the indigenous Australian population and the European immigrants.

Author: Robert Brough Smyth
ISBN-10: 1108006582
ISBN-13: 9781108006583
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/09/2011
Pages: 1068
Format: Paperback
Weight: 3.95lbs
Size: 9.80h x 6.90w x 2.20d