Caging the Rainbow
Places, Politics and Aborigines in a North Australian Town
Published on 30. May 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-0-8248-2045-9 (ISBN)
Description
Explores the lives of Aborigines in the small town of Katherine, Australia. Merlan combines ethnography and theory to study issues surrounding the debate about the authenticity of contemporary cultural activity. The vulnerability of Fourth World peoples to others' representations of them and the ethical problems this poses are recognised.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Honolulu, HI
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 227 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
422 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8248-2045-9 (9780824820459)
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Person
Francesca Merlan is professor of anthropology at the Australian National University.