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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Page 167
Sounds like one of those Majorcan stories that begin , “ It was , and it was not . ”
Admittedly , some of the contradictions that emerged from Cantor's theory proved
to be very awkward , and preoccupied the next generation of mathematicians .
Sounds like one of those Majorcan stories that begin , “ It was , and it was not . ”
Admittedly , some of the contradictions that emerged from Cantor's theory proved
to be very awkward , and preoccupied the next generation of mathematicians .
Page 192
All this happens within the traditions of words and images and sounds and
movement in the arts and the sciences that together constitute our cultures and
give shape and character to our communities . It is these traditions that have ...
All this happens within the traditions of words and images and sounds and
movement in the arts and the sciences that together constitute our cultures and
give shape and character to our communities . It is these traditions that have ...
Page 205
The ice was just starting to melt , and she heard the groaning sound it makes as it
begins to break up and loosen its hold on the river . The groans surrounded her
as she lay there on the barge , both of them still bound tightly in the iron grip of ...
The ice was just starting to melt , and she heard the groaning sound it makes as it
begins to break up and loosen its hold on the river . The groans surrounded her
as she lay there on the barge , both of them still bound tightly in the iron grip of ...
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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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