Literature in our Collection
(A-L)

Lewis, Megan: Conversations with the Mob, University of Western Australia Press, Crawley 2008, ISBN 9781921401039

Table of Contents        ¦         Cover Text        ¦         Book Review

Table of Contents

Introduction -13-

Coming back to the desert -25-

Dreamtime -35-

The missing -49-

Old people’s thoughts -57-

Health -81-

Dealing with whitefellas -99-

Grief -113-

Payback -127-

Young people’s thoughts -137-

Martu humour -155-

The footy -163-

Community matters -175-

Relationships -193-

Sexual abuse -215-

A whitefella’s perspective -219-

Clarrie’s dream -233-

Afterword -237-

Glossary -239-

Acknowlegements -240-

Cover Text

Through this stunning collection of over 100 photographs with oral stories "Conversations with the Mob" captures the beauty, humour, sadness and friendship of a traditional Aboriginal community grappling with the demands of Western culture.