Economics and the Dreamtime: A Hypothetical History

ISBN: 9780521438209 出版年：1993 页码：266 Noel George Butlin Cambridge University Press

Introduction Part I. The Palaeconomic History of Aboriginal Migration: 1. Introduction 2. Conventional views and alternative approaches 3. Non-Malthusian issues: pathways and innovations 4. Malthusian potential in Aboriginal migration 5. Some possible migration scenarios 6. Conclusion Part II. Development, Structure and Function of Aboriginal Economy: 1. Introduction 2. The process of early settlement 3. Variety in pre-contact Aboriginal economy 4. The nature and function of Aboriginal economy 5. Dynamic elements in Aboriginal society Part III. Disease, Economics and Demography: 1. Introduction 2. The problem of an exposed population 3. Re-estimating precontact numbers 4. Turning the models around Part IV. Establishing a Bridgehead Colonial Economy to 1809: 1. Introduction 2. History and theory 3. Free lunches antipodean style 4. The general conditions of success Part V. The Take-Over Process To 1850: 1. Introduction 2. British development in the long run 3. The Hunter gatherers of Empire 4. British, American and Macassan presence in the takeover 5. The major players 6. Aborigines and British law 7. Economics in the takeover 8. The significance of disease 9. Interaction of disease, resistance, integration and submission 10. Conclusions Appendices References.