RUMSEY ALAN; WEINER JAMES - Mining And Indigenous Lifeworlds In Australia And Papua New Guinea

Adelaide, Crawford House Publishing. 2001, First Edition. (ISBN: 1863332138) Soft Cover. 294 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. Signed By Alan Rumsey. This Important Book Offers Key Insights Into The Effects Of Mining And Other Forms Of Extraction Upon The Indigenous Peoples Of Australia And Papua New Guinea. It Contains Essays From Scholars Who Have Carried Out Extensive Fieldwork With The People About Whom They Write, Which Makes The Volume Unique Among Works Dealing With The Social Impact Of Mining, For Its Comparative Focus On Indigenous Cosmologies And The Articulation Or Disjunction Bertween These And Forces Of 'development'. Fine/None Issued.