An appreciation of difference : WEH Stanner and Aboriginal Australia /
WEH Stanner was a public intellectual whose work reached beyond the walls of the academy, and he remains a highly significant figure in Aboriginal affairs and Australian anthropology. Educated by Radcliffe-Brown in Sydney and Malinowski in London, he undertook anthropological work in Australia, Afri...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Canberra, ACT :
Aboriginal Studies Press,
2008.
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| Summary: | WEH Stanner was a public intellectual whose work reached beyond the walls of the academy, and he remains a highly significant figure in Aboriginal affairs and Australian anthropology. Educated by Radcliffe-Brown in Sydney and Malinowski in London, he undertook anthropological work in Australia, Africa and the Pacific. Stanner contributed much to public understandings of the Dreaming and the significance of Aboriginal religion. His 1968 broadcast lectures, After the Dreaming, continue to be among the most widely quoted works in the field of Aboriginal studies. He also produced some exceptionally evocative biographical portraits of Aboriginal people. Stanner's writings on post-colonial development and assimilation policy urged an appreciation of Indigenous peoples distinctive world views and aspirations. |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 293 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographic references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780855756604 (pbk.) 0855756608 (pbk.) |