Books by Eric Michaels

This is an account of Eric Michaels' period of residence and work with the Warlpiri Aborigines of western central Australia. It is the story of the complex negotiation of culture and technology that flowed in and out of the Warlpiri desert community during the period of Michael's interaction.

The American-born anthropologist Eric Michaels was a major intellectual in Australia. This book presents his account of living with AIDS. Offering an ironic rumination on the cultural phenomenon of AIDS, it also provides a view of the AIDS epidemic from a different vantage point.