Aboriginal people, spirituality and the traditional ownership of land

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 7/8/9, 1999, Pages 963-976

  Rigsby, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Land; Land tenure; Ownership

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749110493     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068299910245741     Document Type: Article

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