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Traditions for health : studies in Aboriginal reconstruction / Tim Rowse.

Title
Traditions for health : studies in Aboriginal reconstruction / Tim Rowse.
Author
Rowse, Tim, 1951-
Publication
Casuarina, N.T. : North Australia Research Unit, Australian National University, 1996.

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Australian National University. North Australia Research Unit.
Description
250 p. : ill.; 22 cm.
Subject
  • Aboriginal Australians > Health and hygiene
  • Aboriginal Australians > Medical care
  • Australia
  • Cultural Characteristics
  • Oceanic Ancestry Group
  • Preventive Health Services
  • Public Health
  • Public health > Australia
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-243) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Pt. I. Introduction -- 1. Traditions and social technologies -- pt. II. The central Australian Aboriginal family as a site of welfare intervention -- 2. Assimilation and beyond -- 3. Values, tactics and HALT -- pt. III. HIV/AIDS and self-determination -- 4. Cultures of sexuality -- 5. Narratives of pathology -- pt. IV. Producing sober individuals -- 6. Ethnography and the individual -- 7. CAAAPU and Aboriginal identity (with K. Miller) -- pt. V. Customary law and Aboriginal self-policing -- 8. Social control and self-determination -- 9. Bushtown's wardens -- pt. VI. Conclusion -- 10. Traditions and health transitions.
ISBN
0731524721 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^^97169357^
OCLC
37102496
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library