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Brokers and boundaries. Colonial exploration in indigenous territory

Year: 2016

Type: book

Abstract: Colonial exploration continues, all too often, to be rendered as heroic narratives of solitary, intrepid explorers and adventurers. This edited collection contributes to scholarship that is challenging that persistent mythology. With a focus on Indigenous brokers, such as guides, assistants and mediators, it highlights the ways in which nineteenth-century exploration in

Source: ANU Press eBooks

DOI: 10.26530/oapen_610748

Authors: Tiffany Shellam, Maria Nugent, Shino Konishi, Allison Cadzow

Institutions: The University of Tokyo, The University of Western Australia, State Library of New South Wales

Language: English

Topic: Indigenous Cultures and History

Subfield: Anthropology

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: bronze