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Mark mckenna wrote once every generation a book comes along that marks the emergence of a powerful new literary voice and shifts our understanding of the nations past. Billy griffiths deep time dreaming, which charts a revolution in how we understand australian history, wins book of the year at the nsw premiers literary awards. One of the great disappointments of modern australia is the lack of understanding and acknowledgment of the deep history and culture of aboriginal people on this land. Deep time dreaming is available online and at bookstores across australia.
Smoke billowing above the sea spoke of a land that lay beyond the horizon. Apr 18, 2018 one of the great disappointments of modern australia is the lack of understanding and acknowledgment of the deep history and culture of aboriginal people on this land. Deep time dreaming captures imaginations and literary. Written in vivid, evocative prose, this book will grip both the expert and the general reader. Most profoundly, the development of the discipline has gone hand in hand with aboriginal politics and the changing meaning of identify in australia. Feb 26, 2018 deep time dreaming is the passionate product of that journey. In this original, important book, griffiths investigates a twin revolution.
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