Law's Anthropology: From Ethnography to Expert Testimony in Native Title

Author:   Paul Burke
Publisher:   ANU Press
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9781921862427


Pages:   336
Publication Date:   01 November 2011
Format:   Paperback
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Anthropologists have been appearing as key expert witnesses in native title claims for over 20 years. Until now, however, there has been no theoretically-informed, detailed investigation of how the expert testimony of anthropologists is formed and how it is received by judges. This book examines the structure and habitus of both the

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Author:   Paul Burke
Publisher:   ANU Press
Imprint:   ANU Press
ISBN:  

9781921862427


ISBN 10:   1921862424
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   01 November 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Lists of Maps, Tables and Figures Towards an Ethnography of Anthropology's Encounter with Modern Law Anthropological Knowledge of the Murray Islands Prior to the Mabo Case Beckett in Mabo The Anthropology of the Broome Region The Anthropology of Broome on Trial The Enigma of Traditional Western Desert Land Tenure Western Desert Ethnography on Trial Apocalypse Yulara? The emergence of a judicial discourse of 'junk’ anthropology Conclusion Bibliography Index

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