Fire and Hearth

Name: Fire and Hearth
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781742585994
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A study of Aboriginal usage and European usurpation in south-western Australia

By Sylvia J. Hallam

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Fire and Hearth by Professor Sylvia J. Hallam FAHA is a revisited classic originally published in 1975, now reissued with a substantial Afterword by the author. This work delves into the cultural and historical aspects of indigenous fire practices, enriched with a new Preface by John Mulvaney and a foldout colour poster of Lieutenant Robert Dale's 1834 panoramic view.
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Ideal for scholars, students, and readers interested in indigenous cultures, historical ecology, and Australian history.

Professor Sylvia J. Hallam FAHA has written a substantial Afterword to accompany a facsimile edition of her classic work from 1975, Fire and Hearth. This revised edition includes a Preface by John Mulvaney, and a foldout colour poster of Lieutenant Robert Dale's Panoramic View of King George's Sound and Adjacent Country, 1834.

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Professor Sylvia J. Hallam FAHA has written a substantial Afterword to accompany a facsimile edition of her classic work from 1975, Fire and Hearth. In the light of considerable interest in this subject we are thrilled to release this work of deep scholarship back for a new readership.

This revised edition includes a Preface by John Mulvaney, and a foldout colour poster of Lieutenant Robert Dale's Panoramic View of King George's Sound and Adjacent Country, 1834.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781742585994

Publisher: UWA Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 January 2014

Country: Australia

Imprint: UWAP

Edition: Revised

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

Preface by John Mulvaney

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 148.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 220

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Sylvia J. Hallam

About the Author

Professor Sylvia J. Hallam FAHA is the author of the highly-acclaimed Fire and Hearth: A study of Aboriginal usage and European usurpation in south-western Australia, originally published in 1975 by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Canberra. Professor Hallam received her PhD from Cambridge University and is also a Senior Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Earth and Environment at The University of Western Australia