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After providing a brief sketch of Maria life and custom, Elwin goes on to examine the records of one hundred cases of murder and fifty cases of suicide, and finally makes valuable suggestions for improving the treatment of aboriginal in jail. The commonest motives for crime among the Bison-horn Maria were found to be sexual jealousy and resentment or shame caused by public rebuke; fatigue and the use of alcohol were also found to be factors.
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with a foreword by the late Sir W.V. Grigson
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0195628543
- ISBN 13 9780195628548
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number2
- Number of pages322
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