These Were My Tribesmen
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In a voice both tender and unflinching, Alan Marshall's These Were My Tribesmen chronicles his profound encounters with Aboriginal Australians, presenting a deeply personal account of a culture rich in tradition, kinship, and an intimate relationship with the land. Marshall, celebrated for his humanist perspective and gift for capturing the dignity of the marginalised, immerses the reader in the rhythms of Aboriginal life — its ceremonies, its stories, and its unbroken connection to Country — painting a portrait that is as vivid as it is reverential. Written with the warmth and directness that defined Marshall's literary voice, this work stands as a significant document of mid-twentieth-century Australian cultural conscience, sitting alongside his beloved autobiographical writings as testimony to his lifelong empathy for those on the edges of mainstream society. Marshall argues, implicitly and powerfully, for the recognition of Aboriginal humanity and sovereignty at a time when such advocacy was far from fashionable. For readers drawn to the intersections of memoir, anthropology, and social history, this is a work that leaves its mark long after the final page.
Author: Alan Marshall
Format: Paperback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In a voice both tender and unflinching, Alan Marshall's These Were My Tribesmen chronicles his profound encounters with Aboriginal Australians, presenting a deeply personal account of a culture rich in tradition, kinship, and an intimate relationship with the land. Marshall, celebrated for his humanist perspective and gift for capturing the dignity of the marginalised, immerses the reader in the rhythms of Aboriginal life — its ceremonies, its stories, and its unbroken connection to Country — painting a portrait that is as vivid as it is reverential. Written with the warmth and directness that defined Marshall's literary voice, this work stands as a significant document of mid-twentieth-century Australian cultural conscience, sitting alongside his beloved autobiographical writings as testimony to his lifelong empathy for those on the edges of mainstream society. Marshall argues, implicitly and powerfully, for the recognition of Aboriginal humanity and sovereignty at a time when such advocacy was far from fashionable. For readers drawn to the intersections of memoir, anthropology, and social history, this is a work that leaves its mark long after the final page.