{"product_id":"farmers-or-hunter-gatherers-dark-emu-debate-sutton-walshe-2021","title":"Farmers or Hunter-Gatherers? The Dark Emu Debate – Peter Sutton \u0026amp; Keryn Walshe (2021)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Peter Sutton \u0026amp; Keryn Walshe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Melbourne University Press, Carlton, Victoria\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780522877861\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFarmers or Hunter-Gatherers? The Dark Emu Debate\u003c\/em\u003e by Peter Sutton and Keryn Walshe examines questions surrounding Aboriginal land management, food production, settlement and social organisation in pre-colonial Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in response to ideas popularised by Bruce Pascoe’s \u003cem\u003eDark Emu\u003c\/em\u003e, Sutton and Walshe draw on anthropology, archaeology, historical records and knowledge shared by Aboriginal elders to reconsider claims about agriculture and hunter-gatherer societies in Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTopics include fire and land management, fishing and trapping, dwellings, mobility, Indigenous plant knowledge, tools, early explorers’ accounts and the interpretation of archaeological evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than treating hunting and gathering as a less sophisticated form of society, the authors argue for a deeper appreciation of the complexity, knowledge and adaptability of traditional Aboriginal cultures on their own terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes extensive notes, references and an index.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy You’ll Love It\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA significant contemporary contribution to debates surrounding Australian history, archaeology and First Nations land-use practices. It offers detailed research and differing perspectives for readers interested in the arguments surrounding \u003cem\u003eDark Emu\u003c\/em\u003e and interpretations of pre-colonial Australian society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccode\u003e\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tilbrook \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40912459235457,"sku":"ORC260809","price":16.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/0134\/9249\/files\/FarmersorHunter-GatherersTheDarkEmuDebate.jpg?v=1789963512","url":"https:\/\/tilbrookandco.com.au\/products\/farmers-or-hunter-gatherers-dark-emu-debate-sutton-walshe-2021","provider":"Tilbrook \u0026 Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}