The First Inventors
How people shaped a continent
$33.48
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
2 June 2026
Summary
This is what a history of Australia looks like when it has Indigenous perspectives at its heart.
For over 65,000 years, people have made this continent their own through language, song, water and fire. The First Inventors tells 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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781761471735 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1761471732 |
| Author: | Sean Ulm, Larissa Behrendt, Billy Griffiths |
| Publisher: | Allen & Unwin |
| Imprint: | Allen & Unwin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 2 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 416g |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 234mm x 156mm |
About The Author
Sean Ulm
Billy Griffiths
Billy Griffiths is a writer and historian at Deakin University. He is the bestselling author of Deep Time Dreaming, which has won prizes in literature, archaeology and history, including Book of the Year at the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards. He lectures in Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies and holds a research fellowship with the Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation.
Larissa Behrendt AO
Larissa Behrendt AO is a legal academic, writer, filmmaker and Indigenous rights advocate. She is a Distinguished Professor of Law at the Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research at the University of Technology Sydney. She is the author of several novels and non-fiction works, and chair of the Writing Australia Council. She was writer and director of the TV series The First Inventors.
Sean Ulm
Sean Ulm is Distinguished Professor of Archaeology at James Cook University and Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures. His publications include more than 150 research articles and books on the archaeology of Australia. He directed research partners and developed storylines for the TV series The First Inventors.
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