Levee, Line and Martial Law - A History of the Dispossession of the Mairremmener People of Van Diemen's Land 1803-1832

Fullers Bookshop, 2010. Softcover. Very Good. ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIANAStudies in the history of Aboriginal Tasmania ; 2.This is the story of the Mairremmener people, better known as the Oyster Bay Tribe and the Big River Tribe, but by reason of a common language and a single culture, one group, one people. Dr Calder traces their history from prehistory, through the arrival of white people on to their organised resistance against the invaders of their land and their eventual capitulation.ix, 321 p. : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-304) and index. First Edition.Aboriginal Tasmanians.  |  Aboriginal Tasmanians -- Treatment.  |  Aboriginal Tasmanians -- Government relations.  |  Aboriginal Tasmanians -- Social conditions -- 1803-1900.  |  Social organisation.  |  Habitation - Nomadism.  |  Race relations - Violent.  |  Demography - Palaeodemography - Aboriginal settlement of Australia.  |  Colonisation.  |  History.  |  Tasmania -- History.  |  Wybalenna (Flinders Island Tas SK55-02)  |  Oyster Bay (E Tas SK55-06)  |  Tasmania (Tas)  |  Risdon Cove (SE Tas SK55-08)#010723 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Softcover Very Good