the devastating effects of alcohol on an Australian Aboriginal community /
First Statement of Responsibility
David McKnight.
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New York :
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Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2002.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (xii, 239 pages) :
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illustrations, map
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-234) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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1. Introduction -- 2. Anthropological views of 'the problem of drinking' -- 3. Policies and practices : putting Aborigines 'in their place' -- 4. The social and historical background of the Wellesley Islands -- 5. Changing relationships between the generations -- 6. 'Try-ask' and 'knock-back' -- 7. The snake -- 8. The shire and the canteen -- 9. The destruction of the community and of the self -- 10. Childhood and formal education -- 11. Law and the police -- 12. The built environment -- 13. 'You can't stop native people from drinking'? -- 14. Why isn't something done? -- 15. Conclusions.
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eBook Library
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EBL180715
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Title
From hunting to drinking.
International Standard Book Number
0415271517
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Aboriginal Australians-- Alcohol use-- Australia-- Mornington Island (Qld.)