Piers KellySep 22, 2023
A must read for the those interested in the history of Tiwi islands. An inter-library loan error brought me the physical microfiche of this 1958 thesis and it's riveting: https://bravenewwords.info/2023/09/22/law-and-feud-in-an-aboriginal-society-of-north-australia/
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Law and feud in an Aboriginal society of north Australia

A few years ago, William Buckner at the Human Systems and Behavior Lab told me about the 1958 PhD thesis Law and feud in an Aboriginal society of north Australia by Arnold Remington Pilling. Buckne…

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@pierskelly
Wow, thanks, that’s really interesting.

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Sep 22, 2023 at 4:18amWeb