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Note: Introduction by Henry Reynolds
Issue Details: First known date: 2011... 2011 Historical Dictionary of Australian Aborigines
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'The Historical Dictionary of Australian Aborigines relates the history of Australia's indigenous inhabitants from their arrival on the continent 60,000 years ago to the centuries long European colonization process starting in the 1600s to their role in today's Australia. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 300 cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant persons, places, events, institutions, and aspects of culture, society, economy, and politics.' (Publisher's website)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Lanham, Maryland,
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Scarecrow Press ,
      2011 .
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      Extent: xxix, 213p.p.
      Description: maps
      Note/s:
      • Introduction by Henry Reynolds
      ISBN: 9780810859975 (cloth alk. paper), 9780810874756 (ebook), 081087475X (ebook)
      Series: y separately published work icon Historical Dictionaries of Peoples and Cultures Scarecrow Press (publisher), Lanham : Scarecrow Press , 2004- Z1788294 2004- series - publisher non-fiction Number in series: 11
    • Washington DC,
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Rowman & Littlefield ,
      2019 .
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      Extent: 290p.p.
      Edition info: 2nd ed.
      Note/s:
      • Published November 2019.
      ISBN: 9781538134344 (hbk), 9781538134351 (ebk)

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[Review Essay] : Historical Dictionary of Australian Aborigines Bob Reece , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 2 2013; (p. 113-114)

— Review of Historical Dictionary of Australian Aborigines Mitchell Rolls , Murray Johnson , 2011 reference

'This compilation, useful as it is, would have been of more value if the authors had given more thought to the scope of their coverage. As it is, the book attempts to embrace traditional Aboriginal anthropology and material culture, as well as the history of black–white interaction from 1606 to the present social and political scene. In other words, it is a miniature Aboriginal encyclopaedia. Perhaps, however, this was due to the requirements of the US-based publisher’s series, Historical dictionaries of peoples and cultures, of which it is part.' (Introduction)

[Review Essay] : Historical Dictionary of Australian Aborigines Bob Reece , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 2 2013; (p. 113-114)

— Review of Historical Dictionary of Australian Aborigines Mitchell Rolls , Murray Johnson , 2011 reference

'This compilation, useful as it is, would have been of more value if the authors had given more thought to the scope of their coverage. As it is, the book attempts to embrace traditional Aboriginal anthropology and material culture, as well as the history of black–white interaction from 1606 to the present social and political scene. In other words, it is a miniature Aboriginal encyclopaedia. Perhaps, however, this was due to the requirements of the US-based publisher’s series, Historical dictionaries of peoples and cultures, of which it is part.' (Introduction)

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