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Lords of the land : Indigenous property rights and the jurisprudence of empire - Oxford Oxford University Press 2011 - 523p xxxi

Contents:
1 Preliminaries;
2 An Empire of Variations: Problems of Settlement and the Property Rights of Indigenous Populations;
3 Incredulity from a Distance: Disputing the Content of Indigenous Proprietary Entitlements, 1840 to 1844;
4 ‘Vague Native Rights to Land’: Constitutionalism, Native Title, and Pursuing Settling Spaces, 1844–1853;
5 Extricating ‘Native Title from its Present Entanglement’—Recognizing Diversity and the Problem of a Liberal Constitution;
6 Exploring the Dynamics and Consequences of ‘Occasional Association’;
7 ‘Tribunals Independent of a Prince’, 1859–1862—Exploring the Dynamics and Consequences of ‘Occasional Association;
8 Conclusions;
Bibliography;
Index


ISBN: 9780199568659

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Indigenous Property Rights

Dewey Class. No.: 342.0878 HIC / HIC