Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)

Aboriginal family and the state, the conditions of history, Sally Babidge

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Aboriginal family and the state

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Sally Babidge

Anthropology and cultural history in Asia and the Indo-Pacific

the conditions of history

Analyses the kinship practices of urban dwelling Murri people, belonging to Gudjala country, Charters Towers, Queensland; argues that kinship can be seen as a process shaped by the forces of history (see p. [xi])

Fieldwork, fishing and funerals -- Knowledge and control, violence and protection -- Under the Act -- Family affairs: relations and relatedness -- Home, family, polity -- Meetings: social practice and the construction of identity -- Elders and "old people" -- The sociality of death and funerals -- Aboriginal family and the Australian state