The Aboriginal Male in the Enlightenment World [Paperback]

This is the first historical study of indigenous Australian masculinity. Using the reactions of eighteenth-century western explorers to Aboriginal men, Konishi argues that these encounters were not as negative as has been thought.This is the first historical study of indigenous Australian masculinity. Using the reactions of eighteenth-century western explorers to Aboriginal men, Konishi argues that these encounters were not as negative as has been thought.Introduction; Chapter 1 Skin; Chapter 2 Hair; Chapter 3 Face; Chapter 4 Carnal Bodies; Chapter 5 Martial Bodies; Chapter 6 Communicating Bodies; Chapter 7 Indolent Bodies; Chapter 8 Testing Bodies; Chapter 9 Epilogue;US? Taylor & Francis 2012