The Colonial Kangaroo Hunt

Name: The Colonial Kangaroo Hunt
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780522875850
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By Rachael Weaver and Ken Gelder

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The Colonial Kangaroo Hunt explores the intertwining narratives of history, nature, and society in colonial Australia. Set against the backdrop of kangaroo hunting, the story examines the cultural and environmental conflicts of the era. As the narrative unfolds, it delves into the complexities of human and animal interaction, reflecting on the impacts and ethics of colonisation.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by the intersection of colonial history and environmental change, or if you're interested in the cultural significance of Australia's native wildlife. It offers a deep dive into the historical representation of kangaroo hunting and reveals much about the period's attitudes towards nature and colonisation.

The Colonial Kangaroo Hunt

From the arrival of Captain James Cook in 1770 to classic children's tale Dot and the Kangaroo, Ken Gelder and Rachel Weaver examine hunting narratives in novels, visual art and memoirs to discover how the kangaroo became a favourite quarry, a relished food source, an object of scientific fascination, and a source of violent conflict.

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From the arrival of Captain James Cook in 1770 to the classic children's tale Dot and the Kangaroo, Ken Gelder and Rachael Weaver examine hunting narratives in novels, visual art, and memoirs. They discover how the kangaroo became a favourite quarry, a relished food source, an object of scientific fascination, and a source of violent conflict between settlers and Aboriginal people.

The kangaroo hunt functioned as a rite of passage and an expression of settler domination over native species and land. However, it also enabled settlers to begin comprehending the complexity of bush ecology, raising early concerns about species extinction and the need for conservation and the preservation of habitats.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780522875850

Publisher: Melbourne University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 March 2020

Country: Australia

Imprint: The Miegunyah Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 154.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 370g

Pages: 229

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Australian & Pacific History History & Military Ken Gelder Non-Fiction Penguin Books Rachael Weaver Science & Nature

About the Author

Ken Gelder is a Professor of English at the University of Melbourne. His books include Uncanny Australia- Sacredness and Identity in a Postcolonial Nation (1998, with Jane M Jacobs), Popular Fiction- The Logics and Practices of a Literary Field (2004), Subcultures- Cultural Histories and Social Practice (2007) and After the Celebration- Australian Fiction 1989-2007 (2009, with Paul Salzman). Rachael Weaver is an ARC Senior Research Fellow in English and Theatre Studies at the University of Melbourne. She is the author of The Criminal of the Century (2006) and, with Ken Gelder, The Colonial Journals- and the Emergence of Australian Literary Culture (2014) and Colonial Australian Fiction- Character Types, Social Formations and the Colonial Economy (2017).