Songlines and faultlines

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  • Published 20100503
  • ISBN: 9781921656163
  • Extent: 264 pp
  • Paperback (234 x 153mm)

K: Kartiya, desert term for white person

K: Kumanjayi, word that substitutes for a name that can’t be spoken

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