This is the inside story of the Mabo case, a unique court drama where rights and interests previously unknown to Anglo-Australian law came to be recognised by the High Court of Australia. In far north-east Australia lie the homelands of the Meriam, a dynamic seafaring, fishing and gardening people. They explained in court, often eloquently, how their ''cultural way'' retains a fidelity to distinctive principles while also accommodating new ideas and techniques. In the name of Meriam law they also defended their right to land passed between generations by the spoken word. Their right to land carries with it a moral and practical responsibility to other Meriam and to the land itself. Meriam culture, often diminished in the hearing of evidence, has an original contribution to make to future Meriam, to the rest of Australia and to the world. In exploring the role of native title in the reshaping of Australian identity, some of the deeper questions of cultural diversity and self-determination are identified.
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Librería: Black Cat Hill Books, Oregon City, OR, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. First Edition Thus (1996), so stated. First Edition Thus (1996), so stated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: slight spine lean; some wear and mild bumping to the upper corner of the front panel; a touch o riffling to the upper corner of the front endpapers; faint shelf-soiling to the bottom edge of the text block; a small indentation near the outside edge of the front panel; else flawless; the binding remains secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a little wear to one area and some other minor flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.75 x 0.75 inches). xxv, 290 pages. Sparsely illustrated with maps, vintage photographs and documents in black & white. Endpaper Maps. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 12.6 ounces. Academic Press Paperback. Nº de ref. del artículo: 50183
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Librería: Jean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books, CYGNET, TAS, Australia
1st Ed. XXV, 290 PP with 2 maps, 3 figures and 20 b/w photos. Fp: Tombstone of Edward Koiki Mabo, Mer. Eps: Map of Islands of Torres Strait and their neighbourhood. Pictorial card cover. Fine. 24 x 17. Nº de ref. del artículo: 47604
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Librería: Fine Print Books (ABA), Erskineville, Sydney, NSW, Australia
paperback in very good condition; 290 pages, b/w pages, heavy book which will require excess postage outside Australia. Nº de ref. del artículo: 84275
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Librería: Goulds Book Arcade, Sydney, Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Paper Back. Condición: Very Good. The cover has light wear, scuffed edges, and a creased back corner. The page edges are a little tanned. 290 pages with a few b&w photographs. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size F: 9"-10" Tall (228-254mm). Nº de ref. del artículo: 146744
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Librería: Spencer & Murphy Booksellers, Yungaburra, QLD, Australia
Softcover. Condición: Very Good. This is the inside story of the Mabo case, a unique court drama where rights and interests previously unknown to Anglo-Australian law came to be recognised by?. Nº de ref. del artículo: 54020
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Librería: Majestic Books, Hounslow, Reino Unido
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