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Marcia Langton: Welcome to Country 2nd edition

Fully Revised & Expanded, A Travel Guide to Indigenous Australia
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Marcia Langton: Welcome to Country 2nd edition is an essential travel guide offering a comprehensive exploration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experiences across Australia. It provides practical advice and insights into Indigenous history, culture, and the sacred significance of different Australian landscapes. The book is a valuable companion for travellers seeking an enriched, respectful understanding of the country's cultural diversity and heritage.
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Marcia Langton: Welcome to Country 2nd edition

The second edition of this landmark travel guide, written by one of this country's most highly respected First Nations voices.

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Marcia Langton: Welcome to Country 2nd edition is the essential follow-up to Australia's landmark travel guide to Indigenous Australia, Welcome to Country.

In this extensively updated edition, Marcia Langton offers a full range of Indigenous-owned or -operated tourism experiences across Australia, including an expanded directory with 250 new listings, illustrated maps, and photography by Wayne Quilliam.

Australia is home to the longest continuing culture on Earth, and Welcome to Country 2nd edition highlights myriad ways to engage and deepen our knowledge and appreciation of the First peoples through travel. Everything from arts centres to tours is covered in this guide, and there are also fascinating insights into Indigenous cultures and histories, as well as etiquette for visitors.

This guide also addresses the events and issues facing Australia today, such as Native Title, the Stolen Generations, the 2020 bushfires, the Black Lives Matter movement, and making a rightful place in the nation for the First Australians.

Welcome to Country was the first book of its kind and this updated edition, brought together by a highly respected First Nations scholar and author, is a must-have for every Australian home.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781741177435

Publisher: Hardie Grant Explore

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 17 November 2021

Country: Australia

Imprint: Hardie Grant Explore

Edition: Revised edition

Illustration: Full colour throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 42.0mm

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 1141g

Pages: 536

About the Author

Professor Marcia LangtonΒ AOΒ PhD Macq U, BA (Hons) ANU, FASSAΒ is one of Australia’s most important voices for Indigenous Australia. As an anthropologist and geographer, she has made a significant contribution to government and non-government policy as well as to Indigenous studies, native title and resource management, art and culture, and women’s rights. Professor Langton has held the Foundation Chair of Australian Indigenous Studies at the University of Melbourne since February 2000. In 2016, she was honoured as a Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor, and was then appointed as the first Associate Provost at the University of Melbourne in 2017. She has received many other accolades, including the Officer of the Order of Australia award in 2020.

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