Prosthetic gods: travel, representation and colonial governance

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Dixon, Robert. 2001. Prosthetic gods: travel, representation and colonial governance. Brisbane, Australia. University of Queensland Press.

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Book Title	Prosthetic gods: travel, representation and colonial governance
Book Category	Textbook
Author	Dixon, Robert
Number of Pages	191
Year	2001
Publisher	University of Queensland Press
Place of Publication	Brisbane, Australia
ISBN	070223270X
Abstract	Includes bibliographical references (p. [176]-185) and index. Laboratories of modernity : modernity, tropical medicine, and the colonial body -- Frank Hurley and the Ross Smith flight : modernity, aerial vision, and empire -- Frank Hurley's Pearls and savages : travel, popular culture, and colonial governance -- Captives and inmates : Ion L. Idriess' Torres Strait trilogy and the Aborigines Protection Acts -- The Frank Clune industry : travel writing, corporate sponsorship, and colonial governance -- James McAuley's New Guinea : colonialism, modernity, suburbia.
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	430302. Australian history
Public Notes	Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions.
Byline Affiliations	School of Humanities and Communication
Institution of Origin	University of Southern Queensland

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