{"product_id":"the-first-inventors-by-billy-griffiths-larissa-behrendt-and-sean-ulm","title":"The First Inventors by Billy Griffiths, Larissa Behrendt and Sean Ulm","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs1EFB4FB{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:italic;Times New Roman;} .cs3270F94{margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt} .cs97DFFCB{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Times New Roman;} .cs982313B{12pt;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Times New Roman;}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003ca id=\"_dx_frag_StartFragment\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003eThis is what a history of Australia looks like when it has Indigenous perspectives at its heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor over 65,000 years, people have made this continent their own through language, song, water and fire. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs1EFB4FB\"\u003eThe First Inventors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etells their story. It is a history of innovation, diplomacy and design, and a celebration of the survival and resilience of cultural knowledge. It explores how people managed and engineered entire landscapes, and how they orchestrated seascapes according to the stars, tides and relationships with animal kin. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs1EFB4FB\"\u003eThe First Inventors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis grounded in the idea of Country: a transformative way of seeing, and relating to, the world. It honours old ways of knowing and relates fresh insights from cutting-edge collaborative research: from astronomy, navigation and ancient memory systems to archaeology, pottery and international trade. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on the stunning SBS and Channel 10 TV series, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs1EFB4FB\"\u003eThe First Inventors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a story of hope, wonder and possibility.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A dazzling history that is anchored in the knowledges and practices of the Ancestors. With vivid prose and a wonderful sense of story, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs1EFB4FB\"\u003eThe First Inventors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoffers a different way of relating to the history and future of the continent.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs982313B\"\u003eRachel Perkins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Celebrates how our people shaped the landscape through curiosity, care and invention.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs982313B\"\u003eProfessor Wesley Enoch AM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An instant classic' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs982313B\"\u003eRobyn Williams AO\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A big story in every sense of the word' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs982313B\"\u003eProfessor Lynette Russell AM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Kangaroo Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43778102165592,"sku":"9781761471735","price":37.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/8343\/1000\/files\/9781761471735_1.jpg?v=1771471132","url":"https:\/\/redkangaroobooks.au\/products\/the-first-inventors-by-billy-griffiths-larissa-behrendt-and-sean-ulm","provider":"Red Kangaroo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}