Land and sea tenure at Erub, Torres Strait: Property, sovereignty and the adjudication of cultural continuity

Oceania

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 146-176

  Scott, Colin ^a   Mulrennan, Monica ^a  

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EID: 0033271342     PISSN: 00298077     EISSN: 18344461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1834-4461.1999.tb02998.x     Document Type: Article

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