If this is Your Land, where are Your Stories?: Finding Common GroundDrawing upon the narratives of Africa, Australia, Europe and North America, this collection of essays explores the relationships between territories, peoples and the stories and songs that give meaning to our lives. |
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Not " Hector , worth five hundred sheep units , ” but “ Hector , tamer of horses . "
Oh , but that all happened such a long time ago , we say . And such a long way
off . But of course it didn't . Hector the Homeric hero is the Indian cowboy who just
...
Not " Hector , worth five hundred sheep units , ” but “ Hector , tamer of horses . "
Oh , but that all happened such a long time ago , we say . And such a long way
off . But of course it didn't . Hector the Homeric hero is the Indian cowboy who just
...
Page 54
Two hundred years ' worth . The slogan “ Pay the Rent ” had wide currency while
I was in Australia . It captured the determination of Aborigines to count for
something , and to find some ceremonies to settle accounts . A rental agreement
would ...
Two hundred years ' worth . The slogan “ Pay the Rent ” had wide currency while
I was in Australia . It captured the determination of Aborigines to count for
something , and to find some ceremonies to settle accounts . A rental agreement
would ...
Page 56
... and who established the basic principles that governed British Indian policy for
the next hundred years , American policy for a hundred more , and Canadian
policy ever since . In fact , for almost a century a member of the Johnson family
was ...
... and who established the basic principles that governed British Indian policy for
the next hundred years , American policy for a hundred more , and Canadian
policy ever since . In fact , for almost a century a member of the Johnson family
was ...
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| Title | If this is Your Land, where are Your Stories?: Finding Common Ground |
| Author | J. Edward Chamberlin |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Carcanet, 2006 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 2 Jul 2009 |
| ISBN | 1857548493, 9781857548495 |
| Length | 271 pages |
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