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Discovering indigenous lands [electronic resource] : the doctrine of discovery in the English colonies / by Larissa Behrendt ... [et al.].
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010Description: 1 online resource.ISBN: 9780191594465 (ebook) :; 0191594466 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Constitutional law -- Great Britain -- Colonies
| Indigenous peoples -- Civil rights -- Great Britain -- Colonies | Great Britain -- Colonies -- Discovery and explorationAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780199579815DDC classification: 342.4'10413 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: North America, New Zealand and Australia were colonised by England under an international legal principle that is known today as the doctrine of discovery. This book analyses how this doctrine was used to gain control over the indigenous peoples, and how this control continues to this day.
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North America, New Zealand and Australia were colonised by England under an international legal principle that is known today as the doctrine of discovery. This book analyses how this doctrine was used to gain control over the indigenous peoples, and how this control continues to this day.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed Sept. 7, 2010).