xiii, 210 pages : color illustrations, color maps, color portraits ; 25 cm
Contents
1. From a sand dune -- 2. Rain over Uluru -- 3. Origins: Anangu and Tjukurpa -- 4. Into Kata Tjuta's interior -- 5. Origins: Piranpa and geology -- 6. In the arid zone -- 7. Adapted to flood and famine -- 8. Tracks -- 9. Droughts and rabbits, extinctions and fire -- 10. The coming of Piranpa -- 11. Anangu and handback -- 12. Working together -- 13. To climb or not to climb? -- 14. The nature of Uluru-Kata Tjuta
Summary
General survey of the natural and cultural significance of Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park; summary of creation stories - associated mythology; geology; fauna and flora; Anangu environmental knowledge - tracking, representation in acrylic painting; environmental management; contact history - explorers and anthropologists - includes Anangu assessment of Mountford and Harney; formation of the national park and the handback; joint management - Anangu rangers; biographies of local Anangu; attitudes to climbing Uluru
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 208) and index