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Department of Anthropology

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Publication details for Prof Robert H. Layton

Layton, R.H. (1997). Representing and translating people's place in the landscape of northern Australia. In After writing culture. James, A., Hockey, J. & Dawson, A. London: Routledge. 1: 122-143.
  • Publication type: Books: sections
  • ISSN/ISBN: 0-415-15006-X
  • Keywords: translation of culture, pragmatism

Author(s) from Durham

Abstract

Analyses problems of translating indigenous Australian cultural beliefs as rational, in the context of land claims. Compares the approaches used in anthropology and law.