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Dark Emu injects a profound authenticity into the conversation about how we Australians understand our continent...[It is] essential reading for anyone who wants to understand what Australia once was, or what it might yet be if we heed the lessons of long and sophisticated human occupation. Judges for 2016 NSW Premiers Literary Awards
Dark Emu puts forward an argument for a reconsideration of the hunter-gatherer tag for pre-colonial Aboriginal Australians. The evidence insists that Aboriginal people right across the continent were using domesticated plants, sowing, harvesting, irrigating, and storing behaviours inconsistent with the hunter-gatherer tag. Gerritsen and Gammage in their latest books support this premise but Pascoe takes this further and challenges the hunter-gatherer tag as a convenient lie. Almost all the evidence in Dark Emu comes from the records and diaries of the Australian explorers, impeccable sources.
Bruces comments on his book compared to Gammages: 'My book is about food production, housing construction and clothing, whereas Gammage was interested in the appearance of the country at contact. [Gammage] doesnt contest hunter gatherer labels either, whereas that is at the centre of my argument.'
This cook book has to be the most special addition to any kitchen or home baker or not!..
I am very pleased Herbert’s book has been bought with mine. While I don’t mention him once, he’s one of my favourite poets!
A must to have and also gift to someone special!!..the recipes are authentically wonderful! Also to note very quick delivery turnaround time.