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Title: | War Capitalism and the Expropriation of Country: Spatial Analysis of Indigenous and Settler-Colonial Entanglements in North Eastern Australia, 1864-1939 | Contributor(s): | Morrison, Michael (author)![]() ![]() |
Publication Date: | 2019 | Early Online Version: | 2018-05-04 | DOI: | 10.1007/s10761-018-0463-4 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/29444 | Abstract: | Global processes associated with the expansion of colonialism and the emergence of capitalist economies after 1500 were often driven by a desire to create new capital via the acquisition of land and resources, with severe implications for Indigenous peoples. These processes were highly variable, and strongly shaped by the local circumstances encountered at the periphery of European networks of commerce and trade. A number of researchers have suggested that a particularly acute phase of violence and landscape expropriation, sometimes referred to as war capitalism or terra nullius colonialism, underpinned the establishment of colonial settlements and new economic enterprises. This paper characterises processes of colonization and the establishment of capitalist industry within a discrete study area in Cape York Peninsula, northeastern Australia. In particular, we aim to examine in an holistic fashion the nature of encounters and interactions between Indigenous custodians and settler-colonists between 1860 and 1939, using a documentary archaeology approach combined with qualitative data analysis methods. We demonstrate that while violence of various forms was a routine aspect of interactions, a holistic approach to analysis of available data enables the development of a more nuanced understanding of the contours and pattern of colonialism and the nature and implications of different forms of violence for Indigenous peoples. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | International Journal of Historical Archaeology, v.23, p. 204-234 | Publisher: | Springer New York LLC | Place of Publication: | United States of America | ISSN: | 1573-7748 1092-7697 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 210101 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Archaeology 210301 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 430107 Historical archaeology (incl. industrial archaeology) | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 950503 Understanding Australia's Past | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 130703 Understanding Australia’s past | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages: | Y44 Kaanju / Kaantju Y48 Wik Ompom Y15 Teppathiggi Y12 Luthigh Y24 Thaynakwith Y41 Mbiywom Y28 Ungawangadi Y32 Alngith Y36 Ngkoth Y39 Ntra'ngith Y20 Anguthimri Y23 Wimaranga Y21 Nyuwathayi |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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Appears in Collections: | Journal Article School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences |
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