{"product_id":"2026200018812-secondhand-aboriginal-place-names","title":"Aboriginal Place Names","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong before European settlers drew their maps and named their towns, Australia's vast and ancient landscape already carried a rich cartography of meaning — encoded in the Aboriginal place names passed down through thousands of years of oral tradition. Aboriginal Place Names is an essential reference work that uncovers the Indigenous linguistic heritage embedded across the Australian continent, chronicling the origins, meanings, and cultural significance of place names drawn from the many language groups of Australia's First Nations peoples. It presents a compelling intersection of linguistics, history, and geography, illustrating how land and language are inseparable in Aboriginal culture, where every hill, waterhole, and plain holds a story older than written record.\n\nThe work stands as a significant contribution to the broader understanding of Indigenous Australian identity and sovereignty, arguing — through the very act of naming — that the land was never truly terra nullius. The author's approach is both scholarly and accessible, drawing on anthropological research and community knowledge to bring these names back into cultural focus. For anyone with a genuine curiosity about Australia's deep history and the living languages that shaped it, this volume raises a profound question: how much of a country's true identity is lost when its original names are forgotten?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50573398376667,"sku":"2026200018812-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/c811f095-7fb1-4c5a-a9fb-df90b6d1ffff.png?v=1791168229","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200018812-secondhand-aboriginal-place-names","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}