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The Aboriginal Male in the Enlightenment World
Konishi, Shino
Konishi, Shino
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This is the first historical study of indigenous Australian masculinity. Using the reactions of eighteenth-century western explorers to Aboriginal men, Konishi argues that these encounters were not as negative as has been thought. Instead, a wide range of contemporary sources from colonial explorers is used to present a more nuanced view. Ideas about human difference, nature, 'savagery', sexuality, language and conflict are analysed and assessed. By examining the response to the Aboriginal body within these contexts, Konishi makes a significant contribution to the study of eighteenth-century European thought.
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Australia, Aboriginal Australians, masculinity, human body, colonialism, Enlightenment, first contact
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2012
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Book
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vii
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Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences
Faculty of Education and Arts
Faculty of Education and Arts
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© Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd 2012
© Shino Konishi 2012
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without prior permission of the publisher.
© Shino Konishi 2012
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without prior permission of the publisher.