Download or read book Nomads of the Australian Desert written by Charles Pearcy Mountford and published by Adelaide : Rigby. This book was released on 1976 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Review of Nomads of the Australian Desert written by Aram A. Yengoyan and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Last of the Nomads written by W J Peaseley and published by Fremantle Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Peasley's description of the events … is informative, compassionate, exciting and at times deeply moving.' —Don Grant, Australian Book Review ‘The intriguing story of [the rescue of an elderly couple believed to be the last Australian nomads] and how they survived alone for the previous 30 years or so in the unrelenting western Gibson Desert region of WA, is fascinating reading.' — Chris Walters, The West Australian ‘This is a most remarkable book about the recovery during the 1977 drought of an ailing Aboriginal nomadic couple, living in desert regions of Western Australia.' — The National Times Warri and Yatungka were believed to be the last of the Mandildjara tribe of desert nomads to live permanently in the traditional way. Their deaths in the late 1970s marked the end of a tribal lifestyle that stretched back more than 30,000 years. The Last of the Nomads tells of an extraordinary journey in search of Warri and Yatungka.
Download or read book Desert Places written by Robyn Davidson and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-12-31 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of Tracks: A travel writer’s memoir of her year with the nomadic Rabari tribe on the border between Pakistan and India. India’s Thar Desert has been the home of the Rabari herders for thousands of years. In 1990, Australian Robyn Davidson, “as natural a travel writer as she is an adventurer,” spent a year with the Rabari, whose livelihood is increasingly endangered by India’s rapid development (The New Yorker). Enduring the daily hardships of life in the desert while immersed in the austere beauty of the arid landscape, Davidson subsisted on a diet of goat milk, roti, and parasite-infested water. She collided with India’s rigid caste system and cultural idiosyncrasies, confronted extreme sleep deprivation, and fought feelings of alienation amid the nation’s isolated rural peoples—finding both intense suffering and a renewed sense of beauty and belonging among the Rabari family. Rich with detail and honest in its depictions of cultural differences, Desert Places is an unforgettable story of fortitude in the face of struggle and an ode to the rapidly disappearing way of life of the herders of northwestern India. “Davidson will both disturb and exhilarate readers with the acuity of her observations, the sting of her wit, and the candor of her emotions” (Booklist).
Download or read book Wild at Heart written by Miriam Lancewood and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miriam Lancewood's first book Woman in the Wilderness told how she and her husband, Peter, lived for six years in the wilderness of New Zealand, hunting and gathering, and roaming the mountains like nomads. A year later they left New Zealand to explore other wild places. They walked 2000 km through the forests of Europe and along the coast of Turkey, mostly camping under trees and cooking by fire. They lived on the edge, embracing insecurity, and found the unexpected. Sometimes it was pure bliss, sometimes it was terrifying. But when Miriam and Peter moved on to the Australian desert, they met with disaster. Wild at Heart tells that story. It's about life and death, courage and the power of love.
Download or read book The Dreamtime written by Charles P Mountford and published by ETT Imprint. This book was released on 2020-04-24 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dreamtime is one of the greatest Australian publishing successes. The first edition was published in 1965, and fifteen impressions were issued to meet the constant demand. This is the first electronic edition. The original concept of the paintings was developed by an association between Ainslie Roberts and Charles Mountford. Mr Roberts had made extensive painting tours through remote outback regions, and Mr Mountford, of course, is well known for his anthropological work among the Aboriginal peoples. including Nomads of the Australian Desert. Other books in the series include Dreamtime Heritage, Shadows in the Mist, The First Sunrise and The Dawn of Time.
Download or read book Seeking the Centre written by Roslynn Doris Haynes and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The desert has a hypnotic presence in Australian culture, simultaneously alluring and repellent. The 'Centre' is distant and unknown to most Australians, yet has become a symbol of the country. This exciting book, highly illustrated in full colour, reveals the singular impact that the desert, both geographical and metaphorical, has had on Australian culture. At the heart of the book is the profound relationship that Aboriginal Australians have with the desert, and the complex ways in which they have been seen by white people in this context.
Download or read book The Secret of the Australian Desert written by Ernest Favenc and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The secret of the Australian desert written by Ernest Favenc and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Born in the Desert written by Marion Hercock and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dadina Georgina Brown was born in the Little Sandy Desert, outside the bounds of her society. Like her famous kinsman, Warri, and his wife Yatungka, she is one of the last people to have lived the traditional nomad life of the Mandildjara.Her parents relocated to Wiluna when Dadina was seven years old. An artist and teacher of bushcraft, she now shares her desert knowledge and stories of her extraordinary life.
Download or read book Nomads written by Donna Bailey and published by Austin, Tex. : Steck-Vaughn. This book was released on 1990 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes how various groups, such as the Inuit, Bedouin, and Tuareg, move around from place to place with their families and animals.
Download or read book The Archaeology of Australia s Deserts written by Mike Smith and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-02-25 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book-length study of the archaeology of Australia's deserts, exploring the cultural and environmental history of these drylands.
Download or read book Wild at Heart written by Miriam Lancewood and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gripping sequel to the international bestseller Woman in the Wilderness, Miriam Lancewood's story of the quest for a simple life, unfettered by society's norms. Miriam Lancewood's first book Woman in the Wilderness told her story of living for seven years in the wilderness of New Zealand with her husband, hunting and gathering, and roaming the mountains like nomads. Miriam and Peter left New Zealand to explore other wild places. They walked 2000 km through the forests of Europe and along the coast of Turkey, mostly camping under trees and cooking by fire. They lived on the edge, embracing insecurity, and found the unexpected: sometimes it was pure bliss, sometimes it was terrifying. But when they moved on to the Australian desert, they met with disaster. This gripping story is about life and death, courage and the power of love.
Download or read book Who Owns Native Culture written by Michael F. Brown and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Documents the efforts of indigenous peoples to redefine heritage as a protected resource. Michael Brown takes readers into settings where native peoples defend what they consider to be their cultural property ... By focusing on the complexity of actual cases, Brown casts light on indigenous grievances in diverse fields ... He finds both genuine injustice and, among advocates for native peoples, a troubling tendency to mimic the privatizing logic of major corporations"--Jacket.
Download or read book From Alice to Ocean written by Robyn Davidson and published by Addison Wesley Publishing Company. This book was released on 1992 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the story of an Australian woman who set off to cross the outback, accompanied only by 4 camels and a dog. Photo CD contains photographs and narration. Apple CD contains an interactive program for the user to join the trip.
Download or read book The Last of the Nomads written by W. J. Peasley and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Last of the Nomads is the story of Warri and Yatungka, the last of the Mandildjara people to remain in their country - the Western Gibson Desert region of Western Australia. After many years of drought - the worst this century - the Mandildjara held grave fears for the safety of Warri and Yatungka. Their chances of survival under such adverse conditions and without the support of younger tribesmen and women were extremely remote. So, at the request of the Aboriginal elders and with the guidance of Mudjon, an old friend of Warri's, Dr Peasley and his companions set out in search of the elderly couple. Thus began an extraordinary journey, a journey into the past to locate a man and woman pursuing a nomadic existence, as their people had done since the dawn of human occupation of Australia. W J Peasley's account of the events of that journey, his description of the country and of the emotional meeting in the desert are fascinating, thoughtful and, at times, extremely moving. The Last of the Nomads also provides an informative account of earlier Aboriginal habitation and the significance of the country to Aboriginal identity. A brief history of Wiluna, the famous Canning Stock Route and early European exploration, and an appreciation of Aboriginal-European relations help make this an important and absorbing book.
Download or read book Hunters and Trackers of the Australian Desert written by Pat Lowe and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
