Rigby, 1972, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First
219pp, list of illustrations. text illustrated by numerous black and white photographs. Red coloured boards with gilt writing on spine. Minor scuffing to books corners, likewise to spine gutters. This is the story of Dr Duguids' life, from his birth in Scotland to his eventual arrival in Australia, and then to taking up of the aboriginal cause the 1930s. It was during the 1930s that Doctor Duguid set up a different form of mission for the protection of the aboriginals. Because he asserted that "they were used as slaves and sex objects, treated with disdain by many missionaries and virtually ignored by the government, and beaten, manacled, or even murdered by the police." , he was branded a fanatic. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Indigenous Cultures; Medicine; Social History; Australia; ISBN: 0851794114. ISBN/EAN: 9780851794112. Inventory No: 0100068.
219pp, list of illustrations. text illustrated by numerous black and white photographs. Red coloured boards with gilt writing on spine. Minor scuffing to books corners, likewise to spine gutters. This is the story of Dr Duguids' life, from his birth in Scotland to his eventual arrival in Australia, and then to taking up of the aboriginal cause the 1930s. It was during the 1930s that Doctor Duguid set up a different form of mission for the protection of the aboriginals. Because he asserted that "they were used as slaves and sex objects, treated with disdain by many missionaries and virtually ignored by the government, and beaten, manacled, or even murdered by the police." , he was branded a fanatic. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Indigenous Cultures; Medicine; Social History; Australia; ISBN: 0851794114. ISBN/EAN: 9780851794112. Inventory No: 0100068.