{"product_id":"first-knowledges-country-1","title":"First Knowledges Country","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-details-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"p_lt_ctl01_pageplaceholder_p_lt_ctl00_DymocksProductFull_ProductDetailsDescription\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 DetailsTabs_html-content__dQoL5 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe First Knowledges series offers an introduction to Indigenous knowledges in vital areas and their application to the present day and the future. Exploring practices such as architecture and design, land management, botany, astronomy and law, this six-book series brings together two very different ways of understanding the natural world: one ancient, the other modern. The third book focuses on land and fire management.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 DetailsTabs_html-content__dQoL5 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 DetailsTabs_html-content__dQoL5 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat do you need to know to prosper as a people for at least 65,000 years? The First Knowledges series provides a deeper understanding of the expertise and ingenuity of Indigenous Australians.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor millennia, Indigenous Australians harvested this continent in ways that can offer contemporary environmental and economic solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBill Gammage and Bruce Pascoe demonstrate how Aboriginal people cultivated the land through manipulation of water flows, vegetation and firestick practice. Not solely hunters and gatherers, the First Australians also farmed and stored food. They employed complex seasonal fire programs that protected Country and animals alike. In doing so, they avoided the killer fires that we fear today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCountry: Future Fire, Future Farming\u003c\/em\u003e highlights the consequences of ignoring this deep history and living in unsustainable ways. It details the remarkable agricultural and land-care techniques of First Nations peoples and shows how such practices are needed now more than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 DetailsTabs_html-content__dQoL5 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 120%;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eAuthor: Bruce Pascoe, Bill Gammage,\u003cbr\u003eISBN: \u003cspan\u003e9781760761554\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ 224 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Thames \u0026amp; Hudson Australia Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003ePublished Date: 26 October 2021\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"THAMES \u0026 HUDSON","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51502215201042,"sku":"1951","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/9001\/9602\/files\/9781760761554__05028.jpg?v=1756173906","url":"https:\/\/store.anmm.gov.au\/products\/first-knowledges-country-1","provider":"Sea Museum Retail Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}