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Triumph of the Nomads

History of Ancient Australia

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  • © 1975

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Authors:
  1. Geoffrey Blainey
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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. The Invaders

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Fire on the Lake

      • Geoffrey Blainey
      Pages 3-14

    3. The Discoverers

      • Geoffrey Blainey
      Pages 15-31

    4. The Tasmanians: Outline of a Puzzle

      • Geoffrey Blainey
      Pages 32-48

  3. The Sway of Fire and Sea

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49
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    2. Death of the Giants

      • Geoffrey Blainey
      Pages 51-66

    3. A Burning Continent

      • Geoffrey Blainey
      Pages 67-83

    4. The Rising of the Seas

      • Geoffrey Blainey
      Pages 84-91

    5. Birth and Death

      • Geoffrey Blainey
      Pages 92-121

  4. Reign of the Wanderers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
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    2. The Hunters

      • Geoffrey Blainey
      Pages 125-154

    3. Harvest of the Unploughed Plains

      • Geoffrey Blainey
      Pages 155-170

    4. Medicines and Drugs, Liquids and Cosmetics

      • Geoffrey Blainey
      Pages 171-184

    5. The Logic of Unending Travel

      • Geoffrey Blainey
      Pages 185-202

    6. Trade Routes and Rituals

      • Geoffrey Blainey
      Pages 203-216

    7. The Prosperous Nomads

      • Geoffrey Blainey
      Pages 217-229

    8. Sails of Doom

      • Geoffrey Blainey
      Pages 230-254

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 255-285
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Triumph of the Nomads

  • Book Subtitle: History of Ancient Australia

  • Authors: Geoffrey Blainey

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-02423-0

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1975

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-02423-0Published: 18 June 1976

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 285

  • Topics: Australasian History

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