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 138
They are true , like the “ true north strong and free " of the Canadian national
anthem . ... The turtle's back , which to the Anishinaabe of the northern
woodlands is where we live , is just a fable to many of us , while to them it is as
true as the ...
They are true , like the “ true north strong and free " of the Canadian national
anthem . ... The turtle's back , which to the Anishinaabe of the northern
woodlands is where we live , is just a fable to many of us , while to them it is as
true as the ...
Page 167
True and not true . 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 ...
True and not true . 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 ...
Page 180
Discussing riddles , I said that either language or the world has to give — and in
a riddle , language gives . In the two stories I have just told , the world gives , if
only a bit . Nonchalance like my grandfather's is too good to be true , even if it is ...
Discussing riddles , I said that either language or the world has to give — and in
a riddle , language gives . In the two stories I have just told , the world gives , if
only a bit . Nonchalance like my grandfather's is too good to be true , even if it is ...
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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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