y separately published work icon Past and Present : The Construction of Aboriginality selected work   non-fiction  
Issue Details: First known date: 1988... 1988 Past and Present : The Construction of Aboriginality
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  • Contents indexed selectively. National Library of Australian subjects: Aboriginal Australians - Ethnic identity; Aboriginal Australians - History.

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* Contents derived from the Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,:Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies , 1988 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Myth, History and a Sense of Oneself, Kenneth Maddock , single work (p. 11-30)
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