Continent of Hunter-gatherers: New Perspectives in Australian Prehist

Descrição: SKU: 30570454. Condição: USADO. Acabamento: Brochura. Livro usado em bom estado de conservação com sinais de manuseio leve nas bordas da capa, cortes um pouco amarelados devido à ação do tempo, formato 19 x 24 cm, brochura, 388 páginas com os cortes amarelados. This book challenges traditional perceptions of Australian Aboriginal prehistory: that environment is the major determinant of hunter-gatherers; that Aborigines were egalitarian and culturally homogeneous; that they experienced few economic and demographic changes. Lourandos argues that their social and economic processes were complex and that the prehistory period was dynamic. Lourandos considers colonization, Tasmanian Aborigines, the role of fire, the intensification debate, plant exploitation and other prehistoric hu