Australian Reminiscences & Papers Of L.E.Threlkeld Missionary To The Aborigines 1824-1859 (Two-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Niel Gunson
Binding: Paperback
Published: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, 1974
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
This landmark two-volume ethnohistorical work presents the writings and reflections of L.E. Threlkeld, a missionary who operated among Aboriginal communities in New South Wales from 1824 to 1859. Edited by Niel Gunson, the set documents Threlkeld’s linguistic studies, cultural observations, and theological correspondence, offering a rare firsthand account of early colonial interactions with Indigenous Australians. It chronicles the tensions between missionary intent and colonial policy, illustrating Threlkeld’s advocacy for Aboriginal rights and his efforts to preserve the Awabakal language. As a primary source in Australian ethnohistory, the collection provides critical insight into settler-Indigenous relations, missionary ethics, and the intellectual climate of mid-nineteenth-century Australia. Scholarly, candid, and historically vital, it remains indispensable for researchers in Aboriginal studies, colonial history, and linguistic anthropology.
Author: Niel Gunson
Binding: Paperback
Published: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, 1974
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
This landmark two-volume ethnohistorical work presents the writings and reflections of L.E. Threlkeld, a missionary who operated among Aboriginal communities in New South Wales from 1824 to 1859. Edited by Niel Gunson, the set documents Threlkeld’s linguistic studies, cultural observations, and theological correspondence, offering a rare firsthand account of early colonial interactions with Indigenous Australians. It chronicles the tensions between missionary intent and colonial policy, illustrating Threlkeld’s advocacy for Aboriginal rights and his efforts to preserve the Awabakal language. As a primary source in Australian ethnohistory, the collection provides critical insight into settler-Indigenous relations, missionary ethics, and the intellectual climate of mid-nineteenth-century Australia. Scholarly, candid, and historically vital, it remains indispensable for researchers in Aboriginal studies, colonial history, and linguistic anthropology.