{"product_id":"two-worlds-jimmie-barker-janet-mathews-1984","title":"The Two Worlds of Jimmie Barker – Jimmie Barker as Told to Janet Mathews (1984 Revised Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Jimmie Barker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs Told to:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Janet Mathews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1984\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Revised Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Softcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePagination:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 218 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 9780855751104 \/ 0855752033\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Map on lining papers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Two Worlds of Jimmie Barker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the autobiography of Jimmie Barker, a Muruwari man whose life spanned much of the twentieth century in north-western New South Wales.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTold to Janet Mathews, Barker’s story records his experiences at Mundiwa, Milroy and Brewarrina Mission, as well as work, family life, hunting, fishing, language, cultural knowledge and interactions with government authorities and local communities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book also includes Muruwari stories, beliefs and place-name information, together with material relating to Ngiyampaa language and people. Barker’s account provides an important first-person perspective on Aboriginal life in New South Wales, including the impact of government policies, mission life, working conditions and race relations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis revised edition was published by Aboriginal Studies Press in 1984, following the original 1977 edition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery Good.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Light wear to the covers, with foxing to the page edges. 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