02791cam a2200445 a 4500 3006385 BD-DhUL 20160802172533.0 870303s1987 xnaabc b 001 0 eng d 052133361X $35.00 Aust. 0521378621 (pbk.) (OCoLC)15629207 3006385 008185b ANB eng ANB AAGD VJTL ANL BD-DhUL anuc u-at-qn 994.38 20 BET Beckett, Jeremy. Torres Strait Islanders : custom and colonialism / Jeremy Beckett. Cambridge ; Sydney : Cambridge University Press, 1987. xii, 251 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 236-246. Machine derived contents note: List of plates and maps -- Preface -- List of abbreviations -- 1. A 'tombstone opening' and the problem of island custom -- 2. Pearlers, pastors and protectors -- 3. Disastrous contact: 'army time' and after -- 4. Reflections in a colonial mirror -- 5. The Murray Islanders -- 6. The Baduans -- 7. Welfare colonialism -- 8. The society of Islanders -- Bibliography -- Index. Cultural history of Torres Strait Islands based on archival sources and the oral record, focussing on contrasts between Badu and Murray Islands; emergence of colonial order from mid l800s; introduction of Government, mission, industry; outbreak of pacific war during WWII, collapse of pearling industry, beginning of emmigration to mainland in l960s; Islanders understanding of their history, present situation; case studies of Badu and Murray Islands, first 100 years of colonisation; recent history, emergence of welfare economy, political system, mainland TSI community; role of Island custom in mediating their relationship with Australian society in part through imposing Islander social structures on changes brought from Australian culture. Copy 2 - donation from Tom Austen Brown collection Torres Strait Islanders Social life and customs. Torres Strait Islands (Qld.) History. Torres Strait Islands (Qld.) Social life and customs. Torres Strait Islands (Qld.) Politics and government. Torres Strait Islands (Qld.) Colonial influence. Torres Strait Islanders - Social life and customs Torres Strait Islands - History Torres Strait Islands - Social life and customs Beckett, Jeremy Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam027/87006552.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam023/87006552.html ddc BK 92402 92402 0 0 ddc 0 994_380000000000000_BET 0 NFIC 154026 DUL DUL GEN 2016-08-02 Gift 994.38 BET 384441 2016-08-02 1 2016-08-02 BK