Economics and the dreamtime a hypothetical history
Examined push and pull factors that could have influenced Aboriginal migration; discussed Aboriginal hunter-gatherer economies, seasonal variations, time relationship between production and consumption, external trade; Macassan contact did not cause smallpox epidemics like 1789, 1829 smallpox epidem...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA :
Cambridge University Press
1993.
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| Colección: | CUP ebooks.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b39701700*spi |
| Sumario: | Examined push and pull factors that could have influenced Aboriginal migration; discussed Aboriginal hunter-gatherer economies, seasonal variations, time relationship between production and consumption, external trade; Macassan contact did not cause smallpox epidemics like 1789, 1829 smallpox epidemics after European contact; Aborigines suffered disease, reduced birth rates, gender imbalance from European takeover of land; competition for resources particularly food supply led to conflict; pre-contact population estimates were examined and revised. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 recurso electrónico |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 231-241) e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9780511552311 |
