From Hunting to Drinking

The Devastating Effects of Alcohol on an Australian Aboriginal Community

AvDavid McKnight

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

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Beskrivning

Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork this is a vital addition to the literature on alcohol use and problem drinking, social change and postcolonialism.From Hunting to Drinking reveals the social change witnessed over a period of 30 years by an anthropologist on Mornington Island, off the North Queensland Coast, Australia, most notably the devastating effects that alcohol has had on this community.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2002-05-23
Mått:138 x 216 x 14 mm
Vikt:470 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:254
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415271516

Utforska kategorier

Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Sociala och etiska frågor inom Samhälle och politik
Etnicitet inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

David Mcknight is a member of the emeritus staff at the London School of Economics. He has been conducting research among Australian Aborigines for 35 years and lived with the people of Mornington Island for over five years.

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction 2. Anthropological Views of 'The Drinking Problem' 3. Policies and Practices: Putting Aborigines 'in their place' 4. The Social and Historical Background of the Wellesley Islands 5. Changing Relationships Between the Generations 6. Try-Ask and Knock-Back 7, The Snake 8. The Shire and the Canteen 9. The Destruction of the Community and the Self 10. Childhood and Formal Education 11. Law and the Police 12. The Built Environment 13. 'You Can't Stop Native People From Drinking'? 14. Why Isn't Something Done? 15. Conclusions. Endnotes. Appendix. Bibliography