Caging the Rainbow: Places, Politics and Aborigines in a North Australian Town

Francesca Merlan

Published by University of Hawaii Press 1998

Caging the Rainbow

Places, Politics and Aborigines in a North Australian Town

Francesca Merlan

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824861742

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About this book

Caging the Rainbow explores the lives of Aborigines in the small regional town of Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia. Francesca Merlan combines ethnography and theory to grapple with issues surrounding the debate about the authenticity of contemporary cultural activity. Throughout, the vulnerability of Fourth World peoples to others' representations of them and the ethical problems this poses are kept in view.

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Merlan Francesca :

Francesca Merlan is professor of anthropology at the Australian National University.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
List of Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
1. Places and People of Katherine Town Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. From Place to Town Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48
3. We Useta Walk Around, All the People Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	76
4. Tribes and Town Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	114
5. Imposition and Imitation: Changing Directions in Aboriginal Affairs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
6. Struggles in Town Space Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	182
7. Do Places Appear? Further Struggle in Space Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
8. Conclusions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277

Language: English
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 296

eBook

Published: May 1, 1998
ISBN: 9780824861742