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Aboriginal people and their plants / Philip A. Clarke.

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9781877058516 :
Author	Clarke, Philip A.
Title	Aboriginal people and their plants / Philip A. Clarke.
Other title	Aboriginal people & their plants.
Edition	1st ed.
Publisher and/or associated date/s	Dural, N.S.W. : Rosenberg Pub., c2007.
Description	191 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Note	Includes index.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents	Ch. 1. Socialising plants -- Ch. 2. Plants of the dreaming -- Ch. 3. Leaving a mark -- Ch. 4. A seasonal life -- Ch. 5. Fire-stick ecology -- Ch. 6. Planning ahead -- Ch. 7. Plant food technology -- Ch. 8. The power of plants -- Ch. 9. Plants as tools -- Ch. 10. The old and the new -- Ch. 11. Appreciating Aboriginal uses of plants.
Summary	"This book will provide an overview of indigenous relationships to plants in Aboriginal Australia". "The book is unique, spanning the gap between botany and indigenous studies. It differs from other published Australian 'bushtucker' overviews by treating the study of plants as a window upon which to delve into Aboriginal culture".--BOOKJACKET.
Local note	Edwards copy signed on title page "Philip A. Clarke".
Subjects	Human-plant relationships -- Australia
	Aboriginal Australians -- Ethnobotany
	Aboriginal Australians -- Medicine
	Aboriginal Australians -- Food
	Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs
Call number	333.9530899915 CLA
Call number	EDWARDS 333.9530899915 CLA

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Barcode	Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Status	Due Date
A00608892	333.9530899915 CLA	General Collection		. Available to Museum Staff .
A00759058	EDWARDS 333.9530899915 CLA	Edwards Collection		. Not for Loan .