Triumph Of The Nomads: A History Of Ancient Australia
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.
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, some tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact hardcover.
A landmark work of Australian historical scholarship, Triumph of the Nomads presents a sweeping and authoritative account of Aboriginal Australians and their mastery of the continent long before European settlement. Geoffrey Blainey argues that far from being a people trapped in stasis, the Indigenous Australians were sophisticated, adaptable, and triumphant survivors who conquered one of the world's most demanding environments over tens of thousands of years. The book chronicles their ingenuity across hunting, tool-making, trade, and spiritual life, dismantling the colonial myth that pre-contact Australia was a land of primitive wanderers. Written with clarity and conviction, it remains one of the most significant reappraisals of ancient Australian civilisation ever published.
Author: Geoffrey Blainey
Format: Hardback
Published: 1976, Macmillan
Genre: Australian history
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, some tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact hardcover.
A landmark work of Australian historical scholarship, Triumph of the Nomads presents a sweeping and authoritative account of Aboriginal Australians and their mastery of the continent long before European settlement. Geoffrey Blainey argues that far from being a people trapped in stasis, the Indigenous Australians were sophisticated, adaptable, and triumphant survivors who conquered one of the world's most demanding environments over tens of thousands of years. The book chronicles their ingenuity across hunting, tool-making, trade, and spiritual life, dismantling the colonial myth that pre-contact Australia was a land of primitive wanderers. Written with clarity and conviction, it remains one of the most significant reappraisals of ancient Australian civilisation ever published.