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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 68 pages. 7.87x5.12x0.20 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Professor Nicolas Peterson is a central figure in the anthropology of Aboriginal Australia. This volume honours his anthropological body of work, his commitment to ethnographic fieldwork as a source of knowledge, his exemplary mentorship of generations of younger scholars and his generosity in facilitating the progress of others. The diverse collection produced by former students, current colleagues and long-term peers provides reflections on his legacy as well as fresh anthropological insights from Australia and the wider Asia-Pacific region. Inspired by Nicolas Peterson's work in Aboriginal Australia and his broad ranging contributions to anthropology over several decades, the contributors to this volume celebrate the variety of his ethnographic interests. Individual chapters address, revisit, expand on, and ethnographically re-examine his work about ritual, material culture, the moral domestic economy, land and ecology. The volume also pays homage to Nicolas Peterson's ability to provide focused research with long-term impact, exemplified by a series of papers engaging with his work on demand sharing and the applied policy domain.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Canberra, ANU E Press, 2011. Quarto, xx, 245 pages with a few diagrams, 5 illustrations (from photographs) and a map. Pictorial card covers slightly rubbed; an excellent copy. A presentation copy to Dick Kimber (Richard Glyn Kimber AM, 1939-2024), Centralian author and historian. The half-title is inscribed by Nicolas Peterson, at the time Professor of Anthropology at the ANU School of Archaeology and Anthropology: 'Dear Dick | An immodest gift but I hope it is of interest. Derby is telling me in a sad voice that "Heaven is a nice cool place"! With every best wish | Nic | May 2011'. Signed. …