Discovering indigenous lands
Subtitle: the doctrine of discovery in the English colonies
By: Robert J. Miller ... [et al.].
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780199579815
Description: North America, New Zealand and Australia were colonised by England under an international legal principle that is known today as the doctrine of discovery. This book analyses how this doctrine was used to gain control over the indigenous peoples, and how this control continues to this day.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.