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Who are we?

Aboriginal Studies Press (ASP) is Australia’s leading publisher of Indigenous studies. We’re the publishing arm of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS).

We publish up to ten new titles annually and choose outstanding writing that promotes an understanding of Australian Indigenous cultures.

Download a free copy of our 2008-09 Catalogue.

Free publications

Dr Lester Richard
Hiatt 1931–2008

Scholar and Sceptic
Australian Aboriginal Studies in Honour of LR Hiatt
Edited by Francesca Merlan, John Morton and Alan Rumsey

Published in 1997 this volume celebrates the life and work of one of Australia’s foremost anthropologists, Les Hiatt. He was an extraordinary scholar of Australian Aboriginal societies who promoted Australian Aboriginal studies within both the academic world and within the wider public for almost 50 years.

This publication is a free download in memory of Les Hiatt, Foundation Member of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, and the Institute’s President and Chairman of Council from 1974–82. Hiatt was an Honorary Visiting Fellow at AIATSIS since 1998.

Other free publications
• Sombody Now: The autobiography of Ellis Gaffney, a woman of the Torres Strait
• Our Tracks — online stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
• Information Kit for Indigenous Authors
• ASP Publishing Style Guide for Authors and Editors

What We Publish

Books
• academic and general

Journal
• Australian Aboriginal Studies

Non-book products
• range of music and videos

Online Stories
• Our Tracks

Aboriginal Australia Map

ASP currently has stock of the 2008 Jukurrpa diary and calendar. Order from us or directly from IAD Press at http://www.iad.edu.au/press/iadpresshome.htm.

Jukurrpa - pronounced joo'-kur-pa (with the 'oo' as in put') is the Warlpiri spelling of the word which means 'Dreaming;, 'Story' or 'Law' in some Central Australian languages. (It is also spelt Tjukurpa in Pitjantjatjara and Tjukurrpa in Pintupi). All life and laws by which people live were created in the Jukurrpa by the ancestral beings who made the land and whose essence remains in the land.

Calendar RRP $24.95 incl. GST

Soft cover diary RRP $24.95 incl. GST,
344pp text, one page per day, 13 full colour art dividers, 140mm flap inside front & back covers

Bestsellers

1. Aboriginal Australia Wall Map David Horton, Large RRP $24.95, Small RRP $14.95
2. Aboriginal Australia Wall Map David Horton, Large RRP $24.95, Small RRP $14.95
3. Fight for Liberty and Freedom John Maynard, $39.95
4. Cleared Out Sue Davenport, Peter Johnson & Yuwali, RRP $45.00
5. Disciplining the Savages Martin Nakata, RRP $44.95

The bestsellers are compiled from last month's sales.

AIATSIS's Native Title Research Unit also publishes papers and newsletters, some of which are available online. AIATSIS's Research Program publishes discussion papers, reports and a Guide for Ethical Research in Indigenous Studies.

Bookshop
Our bookshop is on the ground floor of the AIATSIS building, near Reception. You're welcome to browse and make a purchase. Open Mon-Fri 10.00am to 4.00pm, closed between 12.30 to 1.30pm, except Wed, 10.00am–12.30pm.

Rights
Aboriginal Studies Press holds world rights for many of its titles. Contact Director, Aboriginal Studies Press, AIATSIS, GPO Box 553, Canberra ACT 2601 or asp@aiatsis.gov.au with enquiries.

Indigenous Literacy Project
ASP is a proud supporter of the Indigenous Literacy Project which supports The Fred Hollows Foundation in NT and NSW. Can you help? www.worldwithoutbooks.org

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