
The 'Axe Had Never Sounded'
Place, people and heritage of Recherche Bay, Tasmania
John Mulvaney(Author)
ANU Press
Published on 1. August 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
164 pages
978-1-921313-20-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Canberra
Australia
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
1 Bibliography
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 176 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
381 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-921313-20-2 (9781921313202)
DOI
10.22459/AHNS.08.2007
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