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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... and of the urgent need to create a society in which the “ coarsely tempered
natures ” of the “ barbarians and philistines ” would be imbued with the "
sweetness and light ” of a truly cultivated , civilized community . He celebrated the
authority ...
... and of the urgent need to create a society in which the “ coarsely tempered
natures ” of the “ barbarians and philistines ” would be imbued with the "
sweetness and light ” of a truly cultivated , civilized community . He celebrated the
authority ...
Page 88
But for all its wretchedness , the society was rich in artistic creativity , with dancing
and drumming and carving and painting and beadwork and basketry of exquisite
craft and design . So important was dancing , in fact , that when the colonial ...
But for all its wretchedness , the society was rich in artistic creativity , with dancing
and drumming and carving and painting and beadwork and basketry of exquisite
craft and design . So important was dancing , in fact , that when the colonial ...
Page 213
... need to look at . It has to do with the different ways we think about society itself
... The difference here between the artificial and the natural , or the organized and
the organic , has given rise to two ideas about human society . One holds that ...
... need to look at . It has to do with the different ways we think about society itself
... The difference here between the artificial and the natural , or the organized and
the organic , has given rise to two ideas about human society . One holds that ...
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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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