Shaking Hands on the Fringe: Negotiating the Aboriginal World at King George's Sound

by Tiffany Shellam

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In 1826, the British set up a garrison on the edges of an Aboriginal world at King George's Sound - the site of present day Albany, Western Australia - with the aim of deterring the French from occupying the area. The British newcomers and the area's Indigenous inhabitants - the King Ya-nup - came to share a small space, forcing both cultures to adapt in order to communicate and interact with one another. Within this sphere, associations and friendships...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1921401265

ISBN13:9781921401268

Release Date:May 2009

Publisher:University of Western Australia Press

Length:267 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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