Oral History on Trial: Recognizing Aboriginal Narratives in the Courts - Softcover

Miller, Bruce Granville

 
9780774820714: Oral History on Trial: Recognizing Aboriginal Narratives in the Courts
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0774820713 ISBN 13: 9780774820714
Publisher: UBC Press, 2012

Synopsis

This important book breaks new ground by asking how oral histories might be incorporated into existing text-based, “black letter law” court systems. Along with a compelling analysis of Aboriginal, legal, and anthropological concepts of fact and evidence, Oral History on Trial traces the long trajectory of oral history from community to court, and offers a sophisticated critique of the Crown’s use of Aboriginal materials in key cases. A bold intervention in legal and anthropological scholarship, Oral History on Trial presents a powerful argument for a reconsideration of the Crown’s approach to oral history.

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About the Author

Bruce Granville Miller is a professor of anthropology at the University of British Columbia.

From the Back Cover

This important book breaks new ground by asking how oral histories might be incorporated into existing text-based, "black letter law" court systems. Along with a compelling analysis of Aboriginal, legal, and anthropological concepts of fact and evidence, Oral History on Trial traces the long trajectory of oral history from community to court, and offers a sophisticated critique of the Crown's use of Aboriginal materials in key cases. A bold intervention in legal and anthropological scholarship, Oral History on Trial presents a powerful argument for a reconsideration of the Crown's approach to oral history.

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This important book breaks new ground by asking how oral histories might be incorporated into existing text-based, "black letter law" court systems. Along with a compelling analysis of Aboriginal, legal, and anthropological concepts of fact and evidence, Oral History on Trial traces the long trajectory of oral history from community to court, and offers a sophisticated critique of the Crown's use of Aboriginal materials in key cases. A bold intervention in legal and anthropological scholarship, Oral History on Trial presents a powerful argument for a reconsideration of the Crown's approach to oral history.

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Publisher
UBC Press
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0774820713
ISBN 13 
9780774820714
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
212

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