Broken Song: T.G.H. Strehlow and Aboriginal Possession
by Hill, Barry, 1943-
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- ISBN 10
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- ISBN 13
- 9781740512299
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Vintage / Random House, Australia, 2003 . Softcover. Very Good +. AUSTRALIANA ABORIGINALThe biography of T. G. H. Strehlow and Aboriginal possession.âA group of men⦠chanting with the enthusiasm that made them forget age & weakness & becoming young again in spiritâ¦the rising and falling of the chant melody, like the breathing that gives us life â what an unforgettable scene!âThus wrote T. G.H. Strehlow in 1935, as he began his life work, Songs of Central Australia, acclaimed as one of the great books of world literature. Prize-winning poet and historian, Barry Hill, with exclusive access to Strehlowâs diaries, has written a major work about the troubled man who grew up on the Hermannsburg mission, became the first Patrol Officer of Central Australia, called himself the âlast of the Arandaâ, and compulsively collected secret-sacred objects and images.Broken Song straddles a century of Australian history, from the race wars on the frontier to the modern era of aboriginal land rights, tracking Strehlowâs creative and tragic life in translation. xvii, 818 p., [32] p. of plates : maps ; 25 cm. #240923 Bibliography: p. [763]-782. Strehlow, T. G. H. (Theodor George Henry), 1908-1978 Anthropologists -- Australia -- Biography Aboriginal Australians -- Australia Religions - Christianity - Lutheran Church Arrernte / Aranda people (C8) (NT SG53-02) Iwupataka / Jay Creek (South Central NT SF53-14) Ntaria / Hermannsburg (South Central NT SF53-13) Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Softcover Very Good +
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- Title
- Broken Song: T.G.H. Strehlow and Aboriginal Possession
- Author
- Hill, Barry, 1943-
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1740512294
- ISBN 13
- 9781740512299
- Publisher
- Vintage / Random House, Australia
- Place of Publication
- Australia
- Date Published
- 2003
- Pages
- 818
- Keywords
- AUSTRALIANA, AUSTRALIANA , Aboriginal Australians Indigenous
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Elizabeth's Bookshops are one of Australia's largest second-hand bookshop operations, with 4 shops on both sides of the Australian continent.
For nearly 50 years, Elizabeth's have been major dealers in second-hand and out-of-print books.
Established in 1973, Elizabeth's Bookshops are now in Perth CBD, two shops in Fremantle (WA) and King Street, Newtown (NSW).
All orders are dispatched within 1 business day from our Fremantle Warehouse.
All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle Western Australia. (7 days a week) 08 9433 3236
Click & Collect (no postage cost!) is available at all branches.
Elizabeth's Bookshops are one of Australia's largest second-hand bookshop operations, with 4 shops on both sides of the Australian continent.
For nearly 50 years, Elizabeth's have been major dealers in second-hand and out-of-print books.
Established in 1973, Elizabeth's Bookshops are now in Perth CBD, two shops in Fremantle (WA) and King Street, Newtown (NSW).
All orders are dispatched within 1 business day from our Fremantle Warehouse.
All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle Western Australia. (7 days a week) 08 9433 3236
Click & Collect (no postage cost!) is available at all branches.
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