Women Of The Centre
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: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A work of social history and oral testimony, Women of the Centre chronicles the lives of women — both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal — who have lived and worked in the remote heart of Australia, around Alice Springs and the Central Desert region. Adele Pring presents a rich tapestry of personal narratives, drawing on interviews and firsthand accounts to illuminate the resilience, hardship, and quiet determination that defined these women's experiences in one of the world's most unforgiving landscapes. The book captures a tone that is warm yet unflinching, honoring the voices of its subjects while honestly portraying the isolation, cultural complexity, and social challenges of life in the Centre. It stands as a vital document of women's history in outback Australia, preserving stories that might otherwise have been lost to time.
Author: Adele Pring
Format: Paperback
Published: 1990, Pascoe publishing
Genre: Biography
Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A work of social history and oral testimony, Women of the Centre chronicles the lives of women — both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal — who have lived and worked in the remote heart of Australia, around Alice Springs and the Central Desert region. Adele Pring presents a rich tapestry of personal narratives, drawing on interviews and firsthand accounts to illuminate the resilience, hardship, and quiet determination that defined these women's experiences in one of the world's most unforgiving landscapes. The book captures a tone that is warm yet unflinching, honoring the voices of its subjects while honestly portraying the isolation, cultural complexity, and social challenges of life in the Centre. It stands as a vital document of women's history in outback Australia, preserving stories that might otherwise have been lost to time.