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Across Australia
Fieldwork on the Aborigines of Central Australia by Spencer and Gillen was published in two volumes in 1912.
"My Dear Spencer"
The extraordinary collection of letters has remained unpublished for nearly a century. It sheds vivid light on race relations, social conditions and Aboriginal culture in Central Australia, It also documents a crucial and poorly understood period in the history of anthropology. The book makes an invaluable contribution to the understanding of central Australian Aboriginal society, and to current debates concerning land rights.
The Native Tribes of Central Australia
Nature of country, distribution and names of local group, totemic groups; the Alatunja or headman and his powers; councils of old men, medicine men; Hunting customs, foods, cooking, tracking ability; two exogamous intermarrying groups (Urabunna, Arunta, Ilpirra, Kaitish, Waagai, Warramunga, Iliaura, Bingongina); terms of relationship, avoidance, regulation of marriage by totem (Urabunna); class divisions; totems - Arunta, Urabunna; examples of totem names, ceremonies of the Engwura showing way in which each individual acquires his or her totemic name; wanderings of Alcheringa ancestors, the ritual objects, conception belief; Intichiuma ceremonies, food taboos; timing of holding rituals - Udn...
Native Tribes of the Northern Territory of Australia
The first ethnographic survey of thirteen tribes from the Northern Territories of Australia, first published in 1914.
Baldwin Papers
As Conservative party leader from 1923 to 1937 and three times prime minister, Stanley Baldwin was one of the pre-eminent public figures of interwar Britain. This edition of his letters, reports of his private conversations and related documents and illustrations, has two purposes. It publishes sources giving considerable insight into the nature and conduct of Conservative politics and government, with inside accounts of such national events as the destruction of the Lloyd George coalition, the protectionist election, and the Abdication. It also provides a documentary life and portrait of an intriguing, much-liked but controversial statesman. The personal qualities of few modern politicians have aroused so much puzzlement and criticism as Baldwin's. This volume will therefore be indispensable for understanding his character and career and for future studies of British politics and public life in the 1920s and 1930s.
Cairo, Jerusalem & Damascus
A delightful artifact of the fascination with the Middle East that gripped the Western intelligentsia in the early 20th century, this charming 1907 work is a showcase for the lovely paintings of renowned English artist WALTER TYRWHITT (1859-1932) of scenes in the ancient cities of Cairo, Jerusalem, and Damascus. The accompanying text, by English scholar DAVID SAMUEL MARGOLIOUTH (1858-1940)-a professor of Arabic at Oxford University-is based on original sources from the region and the works of other celebrated historians, and serves as an enchanting primer to the history of these storied cities. Hard to find in print today, this replica edition makes a wonderful gift for fans of English art and armchair travelers alike.
Eaglehawk and Crow
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
