Native Title in Australia - An Ethnographic Perspective

Discusses fundamental anthropological issues with Aboriginal Australians, focusing on kinds of customary rights that are 'held' in Aboriginal 'countries'.

List of contents

List of figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Map; 1. Kinds of rights in country; 2. Local organisation before the land claims era; 3. Aboriginal country groups; 4. Atomism versus collectivism; 5. Underlying and proximate customary titles; 6. The system question; 7. Kinship, filiation and Aboriginal land tenure; 8. Families of polity; Notes; References; Index.

Summary

In this book, Peter Sutton offers a critical discussion of anthropological findings in Australia in the field of Aboriginal traditional interests in land and waters, focusing on the customary rights being 'held' in Aboriginal 'countries'. He explores key aspects of Aboriginal society that are relevant to lawyers and others working on title claims.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Sutton
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.2003
• EAN: 9780521011907
• ISBN: 978-0-521-01190-7
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 450 g
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Australia, LAW / General, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, Systems of law, Archaeology by period / region, LAW / Indigenous Law & Legal Systems, Indigenous peoples / Indigeneity, Relating to First Nations peoples in Australia