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Invisible Invaders: Smallpox and Other Diseases in Aboriginal Australia
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Invisible Invaders: Smallpox and Other Diseases in Aboriginal Australia 1780-1880 Paperback - 2002

by Judy Campbell


From the publisher

Judy Campbell argues that epidemics of smallpox among Australian Aboriginals preceed European settlement. She believed they originated in regular visits to the northern coast of Australia by Macassan fishermen from southern Sulawesi and nearby islands.

Details

  • Title Invisible Invaders: Smallpox and Other Diseases in Aboriginal Australia 1780-1880
  • Author Judy Campbell
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 266
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Melbourne University, Carlton South Vic, Austria
  • Date June 1, 2002
  • ISBN 9780522849394 / 0522849393
  • Weight 1.17 lbs (0.53 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.58 x 6.04 x 0.8 in (21.79 x 15.34 x 2.03 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Cultural Region: Australian
  • Library of Congress subjects Smallpox - Australia - History - 18th century, Smallpox - Australia - History - 19th century
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002391153
  • Dewey Decimal Code 614.521

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Citations

  • Choice, 02/01/2003, Page 1013