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Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous Australia: Second Edition

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The Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous Australia: Second Edition is a comprehensive reference that explores the lives, cultures, and history of Australia's First Peoples over more than 60,000 years. Featuring detailed maps, diagrams, photographs, Indigenous artworks, and expert commentary, this atlas presents a unique visual and textual journey into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experiences from ancient times to today. Revised and expanded from its award-winning first edition, the book is a collaboration of top academic and governmental institutions.
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Ideal for students, educators, researchers, and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of Indigenous Australian history and culture. It is a valuable resource for Australian homes and political representatives interested in Indigenous affairs.

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The second edition of the bestselling Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous Australia, a unique tool for exploring and understanding the lives and cultures of Australia's First Peoples.

The second edition of the bestselling Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous Australia, a unique tool for exploring and understanding the lives and cultures of Australia's First Peoples.

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Longlisted for the ABIA Illustrated Book of the Year 2020

The Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous Australia has a place on the work table of every Australian student, on the coffee table of every Australian home and on the desk of every Australian political representative." β€” Senator Patrick Dodson

The Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous Australia is a unique tool for exploring and understanding the lives and cultures of Australia's First Peoples.

This second edition of the award-winning Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous Australia opens a window onto the landscape of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lives, from over 60,000 years ago to the present time.

An atlas visually represents patterns of human activities in space and time. The maps, which form the core of the book, are supplemented by explanatory text and numerous diagrams, photographs and illustrations, including Indigenous artworks.

Each chapter has been extensively revised and updated by one or more experts in their field, under the general editorship of Bill Arthur and Frances Morphy of the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research at the Australian National University.

This book is a collaborative publication between the Australian National University (ANU), the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and Macquarie Dictionary.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760556587

Publisher: MacQuarie Library Pty.Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 27 August 2019

Country: Australia

Imprint: MacQuarie Library Pty.Ltd

Contributors:

  • Edited by Frances Morphy
  • Edited by Bill Arthur

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 244.0mm

Height: 310.0mm

Weight: 1705g

Pages: 304

About the Author

Bill Arthur and Frances Morphy have been researching Indigenous affairs and working closely with Indigenous communities for several decades. In 2001 they began working on the first edition of the atlas, which took out the award of Overall Winner in the 2006 Australian Awards for Excellence in Educational Publishing (EEPA). In 2017, they began working on a second edition of the Atlas which was published in 2019. Across both editions, there have been over 40 contributors who have researched, written and mapped the content in the Atlas under the general editorship of Bill and Frances. Chapter authors for the second edition include: Bill Arthur, Maggie Brady, Heather Crawford, Tony Dreise, Dennis Foley, Donna Green, Boyd Hunter, Glenn Iseger-Pilkington, Diana James, Barry Judd, Harold Koch, Kim Mahood, Francis Markham, Virginia Marshall, Frances Morphy, Howard Morphy, Huw Peacock, Kellie Pollard, Peter Radoll, Tim Rowse, Lyndall Ryan, Chris Sainsbury, Will Sanders, Leonne Satterthwait, Jane Simpson, RG (Jerry) Schwab, Claire Smith, Mike Smith, Dale Sutherland, Maggie Walter, Daryl Wesley, and Eunice Yu.

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