Torres Straits pre-colonial population
The Historical Evidence Reconsidered
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3077798 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steve Mullin, Steve Mullins |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Pages | 38 |
| Publication date | 1992-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Queensland Archaeological Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0814-3021 • E-ISSN: 1839-339X |
| Publisher | James Cook University (PUBLISHER • AU) |
| DOI | 10.25120/qar.9.1992.109 |
| OpenAlex | W1525685930 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
This article argues that a close and informed reading of the historical evidence indicates that David Harris's 1979 estimate of the pre-colonial population of the western islands of Torres Strait is exaggerated, and that Jeremy Beckett's original 1971 estimate is more accurate
Archaeology · Colonialism · Ethnology · Genealogy · Geography · Political science · Population · Reading (process · Sociology · Demography · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Law · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2021 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |