A Death in the Tiwi Islands: Conflict, Ritual and Social Life in an Australian Aborig... (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)

A Death in the Tiwi Islands: Conflict, Ritual and Social Life in an Australian Aboriginal Community

(Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)

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This compelling book is an extended case study of the social and legal ramifications of a homicide in a Tiwi community. Venbrux gives detailed accounts of the extensive mortuary rituals and the legal proceedings. Through the strong narrative we are given a picture of a culture amid conflict and change.

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Forlag Cambridge University Press
Forfatter Eric (Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen Venbrux
Type Bog
Format Paperback / softback
Sprog Engelsk
Udgivelsesdato 01-01-1995
Første udgivelsesår 1995
Illustrationer 1 Tables, unspecified; 3 Maps; 6 Line drawings, unspecified
Originalsprog United Kingdom
Sideantal 288
Indbinding Paperback / softback
Forlag Cambridge University Press
Sideoplysninger 288 pages, 1 Tables, unspecified; 3 Maps; 6 Line drawings, unspecified
Mål 227 x 152 x 23
ISBN-13 / EAN-13 9780521479134