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Land, Custom and Practice in the South Pacific.
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Land, Custom and Practice in the South Pacific, edited by R Gerard Ward and Elizabeth Kingdon. Oakleigh, VIC: Cambridge University Press, 1995. ISBN 0-521-47289-X, xii + 290 pages. Cloth, A$80.00; US$59.95.
Land tenure is one of the enduring themes of studies of Pacific Island anthropology, geography, history, and sociology. Land lies at the heart of identity, custom, community, and well-being for most living in the Pacific, and much has been written on the subject, including local studies and broad surveys. It would seem difficult to add much that was new empirically or ...
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