Triumph Of The Nomads: A History Of Ancient Australia
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Long before Europeans set foot on the vast red continent, Australia was home to one of humanity's most remarkable civilisations — a people who not only survived but flourished across tens of thousands of years in one of the world's most demanding environments. Triumph of the Nomads chronicles the rich and complex history of Australia's Aboriginal peoples, dismantling the colonial myth of a primitive, stagnant society and replacing it with a vivid portrait of ingenuity, adaptability, and deep cultural sophistication. Geoffrey Blainey argues compellingly that the Aboriginal Australians were not victims of their landscape but its masters, developing intricate knowledge systems, trade networks, and social structures that sustained life across desert, forest, and coastline alike. Blainey, one of Australia's most celebrated and provocative historians, brings his trademark clarity and narrative drive to bear on a subject that had long been neglected by mainstream scholarship. Drawing on archaeology, anthropology, and oral tradition, he reconstructs a prehistoric world that is both foreign and deeply human, presenting ancient Australia not as a footnote to world history but as one of its most enduring success stories. Written with authoritative precision and genuine wonder, this landmark work challenges readers to reconsider everything they thought they knew about the ancient world — and leaves one asking what other extraordinary histories still lie buried beneath the dust.
Author: Geoffrey Blainey
Format: Hardback
Published: 1975, Macmillan
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Long before Europeans set foot on the vast red continent, Australia was home to one of humanity's most remarkable civilisations — a people who not only survived but flourished across tens of thousands of years in one of the world's most demanding environments. Triumph of the Nomads chronicles the rich and complex history of Australia's Aboriginal peoples, dismantling the colonial myth of a primitive, stagnant society and replacing it with a vivid portrait of ingenuity, adaptability, and deep cultural sophistication. Geoffrey Blainey argues compellingly that the Aboriginal Australians were not victims of their landscape but its masters, developing intricate knowledge systems, trade networks, and social structures that sustained life across desert, forest, and coastline alike. Blainey, one of Australia's most celebrated and provocative historians, brings his trademark clarity and narrative drive to bear on a subject that had long been neglected by mainstream scholarship. Drawing on archaeology, anthropology, and oral tradition, he reconstructs a prehistoric world that is both foreign and deeply human, presenting ancient Australia not as a footnote to world history but as one of its most enduring success stories. Written with authoritative precision and genuine wonder, this landmark work challenges readers to reconsider everything they thought they knew about the ancient world — and leaves one asking what other extraordinary histories still lie buried beneath the dust.