Names and Substance in the Australian Subsection System

Names and Substance in the Australian Subsection System
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 226
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ISBN-10 : 0226864812
ISBN-13 : 9780226864815
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Download or read book Names and Substance in the Australian Subsection System written by Carl Georg Brandenstein and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1982-11 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Structural analysis of subsection system as opposition between six basic physical or temperamental qualities; constructs from this classification an Aboriginal World Order; material drawn from many areas, with an emphasis on north-west Australia; includes tribal index to contents.


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