Reading the Country : Introduction to Nomadology

In 1983 the three authors of this book undertook a journey into Roebuck Plains, an area in the north of Western Australia which takes its name from a ship which was sailed into the region in 1699 by the European explorer, William Dampier. It was then, and until less than a century ago, inhabited by Aboriginal people. Today the plains form part of a pastoral lease, and no Aboriginals live there.251 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. ; 27 cm. Western Australia. Roebuck Plains. Perceptions of Australian Aborigines. Expounded by nomadology. | Aboriginal Australians — Western Australia — Roebuck Plains. | Geographical perception. | Nomads — Western Australia — Roebuck Plains. | Roebuck Plains (W.A.) — Maps