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oapen-20.500.12657-338122021-11-15T08:24:15Z The axe had never sounded Mulvaney, John archaeology history tasmania ethnography Aboriginal Tasmanians Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux Jacques Labillardière Recherche Bay bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HD Archaeology ‘This book meets well the triple promise of the title – the inter-connections of place, people and heritage. John Mulvaney brings to this work a deep knowledge of the history, ethnography and archaeology of Tasmania. He presents a comprehensive account of the area’s history over the 200 years since French naval expeditions first charted its coastlines. The important records the French officers and scientists left of encounters with Aboriginal groups are discussed in detail, set in the wider ethnographic context and compared with those of later expeditions. ‘The topical issues of understanding the importance of Recherche Bay as a cultural landscape and its protection and future management inform the book. Readers will be challenged to consider the connections between people and place, and how these may constitute significant national heritage.’ Professor Isabel McBryde, AO, FRAI, FAHA, FSA The Australian National University 2013-11-05 00:00:00 2020-04-01T14:56:52Z 2020-04-01T14:56:52Z 2007 book 458827 OCN: 1030814027 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/33812 eng Aboriginal History Monograph application/pdf n/a 458827.pdf http://epress.anu.edu.au/titles/aboriginal-history/axe_citation ANU Press 10.26530/OAPEN_458827 10.26530/OAPEN_458827 ddc8cc3f-dd57-40ef-b8d5-06f839686b71 14 141 Canberra open access
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‘This book meets well the triple promise of the title – the inter-connections of place, people and heritage. John Mulvaney brings to this work a deep knowledge of the history, ethnography and archaeology of Tasmania. He presents a comprehensive account of the area’s history over the 200 years since French naval expeditions first charted its coastlines. The important records the French officers and scientists left of encounters with Aboriginal groups are discussed in detail, set in the wider ethnographic context and compared with those of later expeditions. ‘The topical issues of understanding the importance of Recherche Bay as a cultural landscape and its protection and future management inform the book. Readers will be challenged to consider the connections between people and place, and how these may constitute significant national heritage.’
Professor Isabel McBryde, AO, FRAI, FAHA, FSA
The Australian National University
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