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Desert Lake - 9780643106284

Un libro in lingua di Morton Steve (EDT) Martin Mandy (EDT) Mahood Kim (EDT) Carty John (EDT) edito da Csiro, 2013

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Both paean and homage, Desert Lake presents the Indigenous Protected Area of Paruku (Lake Gregory) through the eyes of an ecologist, an anthropologists, and two artists. The book tells the stories of many, both Walmajarri and kartiya (whitefella), who love the lake, and want to share their understanding of it. This desert lake, a World Heritage wetland, is the center of the world to the indigenous Walmajarri people. Science suggests 50,000 years of human habitation. Paruku was disturbed ecologically by the coming of the kartiya?outlaws, explorers, and stockmen--which also led to the displacement of the Walmajarri, but they have returned. The Paruku project, of which this book is a product, grew out of artistic and scientific work being done in the Protected Area, which eventually focused on the intersections among science, art, and indigenous culture vis-?-vis the lake and environs.Beautifully illustrated, the text elevates thebook beyond the coffee table. Desert Lake represents the heart-felt artistic and scientific explications of what Paruku means. There is a list of contributors, biographies, map of Paruku, glossary of Walmajarri words, partners, and Desert Lake: art, science, and stories from Paruku folio and DVD. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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