Marcia Langton: Welcome to Country 2nd edition

Fully Revised & Expanded, A Travel Guide to Indigenous Australia

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Marcia Langton: Welcome to Country 2nd edition is the essential follow-up to Australia’s landmark travel guide to Indigenous Australia, Welcome to Country.In this extensively updated edition, Marcia Langton offers a full range of Indigenous-owned or -operated tourism experiences across Australia, including an expanded directory with more than 400 new listings, illustrated maps, and photography by Wayne Quilliam.Australia is home to the longest continuing culture on Earth, and Welcome to Country 2nd edition highlights myriad ways to engage and deepen our knowledge and appreciation of the First peoples through travel. Everything from arts centres to tours is covered in this guide, and there are also fascinating insights into Indigenous cultures and histories, as well as etiquette for visitors.This guide also addresses the events and issues facing Australia today, such as the 2020 bushfires, the Uluru Statement from the Heart, the Black Lives Matter movement, the destruction of Juukan Gorge and the coronavirus pandemic’s effects on travel.Welcome to Country was the first book of its kind and this updated edition, brought together by a highly respected First Nations scholar and author, is a must-have for every Australian home.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-11-17
Mått170 x 210 x 42 mm
Vikt1 141 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor536
FörlagHardie Grant Explore
ISBN9781741177435

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Professor Marcia Langton AO PhD Macq U, BA (Hons) ANU, FASSA is one of Australia’s most important voices for Indigenous Australia. As an anthropologist and geographer, she has made a significant contribution to government and non-government policy as well as to Indigenous studies, native title and resource management, art and culture, and women’s rights. Professor Langton has held the Foundation Chair of Australian Indigenous Studies at the University of Melbourne since February 2000. In 2016, she was honoured as a Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor, and was then appointed as the first Associate Provost at the University of Melbourne in 2017. She has received many other accolades, including the Officer of the Order of Australia award in 2020. The first edition of Marcia Langton: Welcome to Country was published in 2018 has sold in excess of 40,000 copies since its release.