Pintupi Country, Pintupi Self

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Sentiment, Place, and Politics among Western Desert Aborigines

By Fred R. Myers

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Pintupi Country, Pintupi Self explores the lives of the Pintupi, a hunting-and-gathering people of Australia's Western Desert who were among the last Aboriginal groups to encounter white society. Despite prolonged relocation to central Australian settlements, they have preserved much of their traditional culture and social structures. The book offers a detailed ethnographic study of Pintupi politics, cosmology, kinship, nomadic practices, and social values, showing how these elements both support and challenge one another.
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Ideal for students and scholars of anthropology, Indigenous studies, and Australian history, as well as readers interested in ethnographic research and Aboriginal cultures.

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The Pintupi, a hunting-and-gathering people of Australia's Western Desert, were among the last Aborigines to come into contact with white society. Despite their extended relocation in central Australian settlements, they have managed to preserve much of their traditional culture and social organization.

Pintupi Country, Pintupi Self presents a comprehensive ethnographic interpretation of the ways in which Pintupi politics, cosmology, kinship systems, nomadic patterns, and social values reinforce and sometimes contradict each other.

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Praised as the most significant work in Aboriginal anthropology since 1962, this book departs from structural-functionalism to provide a complete cultural analysis of Aboriginal society. It is described as a refreshing and broadening contribution to both ethnographic understanding and theoretical perspectives on Indigenous Australian cultures.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780520074118

Publisher: University of California Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 May 1991

Country: United States

Imprint: University of California Press

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 544g

Pages: 334

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Education & Reference Fred R. Myers New Zealand and Australia Published Non-Fiction

About the Author

Fred R. Myers is Associate Professor of Anthropology at New York University.