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Paperback Labor's Lot: The Power, History, and Culture of Aboriginal Action Book

ISBN: 0226676749

ISBN13: 9780226676746

Labor's Lot: The Power, History, and Culture of Aboriginal Action

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How does an Aboriginal community see itself, its work, and its place on the land? Elizabeth Povinelli goes to the Belyuen community of northern Australia to show how it draws from deep connections between labor, language, and the landscape. Her findings challenge Western notions of "productive labor" and longstanding ideas about the role of culture in subsistence economies.

In Labor's Lot, Povinelli shows how everyday activities shape...

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THE POWER, HISTORY, AND CULTURE OF ABORIGINAL

GREAT BOOK TO READ. IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY OR THE CULTURE OF ABORIIGINAL READ THIS BOOK. YOU WILL KNOW A LOT.
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