Terra Nullius: A Journey Through No One's Land

249 Pages·2007·6.784 MB·English

by  Sven Lindqvist

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Contents
Maps
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ToM oorundie 3
ThSec eroeftt h Dee sert 13
ToK ahlCionm pound 55
ThDee aDdoN oDti e 83
ToP ijnrara 117
TheS mleolWf hiMtaen 143
ThGer ound 161
Chornoogly 215
Notes 228
Biibolagphry 234
TerrNau llius
To Moorundie
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Ternrlulaui sF.r otmh Leat itne reraar,gt rho,u lnadn,d , and
nullinuoso ,n e's.
Thunsoo: n e's lnaonbtde ,l olntagoani ndnoydg by O.r a t
anrya tneott,oa nbyoydt hcaotu nts.
Origlil:lny aanndob te lontgoti hRneog m aEnm pire.
Inth eM iddAlgeesl :an nodbt e lontgoai nCnyhg r irsluteira.n
Laetrl:a ntdow hincohE uropsetaaantsy e el ta cylsa im.
Landt hjautls yftla ltsot hfier Esutr opsetaatntoi e n vtahdee
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uninhabbeictaieutids sp e o pudlb ayit neefriroarc es, con­
demnbeytd h lea wosfn aturdei et oo uwth.e trLheae n d
origiinnhaalb airtoearc,n a tsnso obner endesrofe ediw, n
numbetrob ena esg bllieg.i
Thlee gfiaclt ions saustm emrnerluldai w uuespru es etdo
juisfytt hEeu ropoecacnu poaflt airopgnae ro tfts h gel obal
lansdua rcfIenA. u strtahmlieisaa ln etg ititmhBieirz tiinsgh
invaasnido anic tcsoa mnpyiancogtf ds isposasnetdsh sei on
destroufic ntdiiognse onecot.iuy1s
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knoawn ytahbioniugtt .
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anbdl aicnkS suo tAhu star,Ias' la ii'Ad w.h opleepo lwea s
wipoeudtt h,e NgapieaowpoTlnhege. r2e amtl uesatsa t be
memoroirsa olm ething.'
Not,h nea mwea sonn'a tn oyft hemiarpo sri tineesr.a ri
Thesye mnett o StuohteAh us traMluisaenuw mhi,dc ihd n't
knoawn ytahbionMugot ou rndeiiet Thheiern .d igpeonpo­us
ulatliiivotnen h meu seuemx'hisit biionacn o ntinnouwio,nu s
an eatletlriynm eesplse,r mapnreenstte hnahtta n se itah er
futunroearh irsytO.ont hseu ebcjtw hoatfth w eh iitnev asion
ditdot howsheow erien vatdhemedu ,s eiussmi lent.
'Obhu,it wt a wsh eree pxtlhoEerd ewraJ rodhE ny rbee gan
hissc ienitnivfiecs toifgt ahtAeib oonr igpienoapollf e s
AustrIawtla iisan . Moorucnoldliteehc metha eetd ef rroi ahli s
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trea"tMiasnen aendr Csu stoomfts h eA borigoifn es
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haosns hoawb otuhte. m'. .
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me tthote o uorfificsweth, i scehmn eto nt oa nortt hoeurist
ofifcweh,i dcihd ·kn n'otawn yitnehgi tMhoeorr.u snedeimee d
toh avbee esnw alluopbw yte hdg eor und.
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frop reocsuthiaodn slionnecgpxe i rIetfdh .ge o evrnmaesn t
mucahsw h isp'eSrror,ety'dh s el ugiactweeo su olpde n and in
wouploduc ro mpteincoslnaa fiormmsp eowphlohe a d noth­
inignc ommwointt hhv ei ctoiftm hso se past crimes but the
colooftu hre sikri n.
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penienAd u strhaaladil hasa op peinnNe odr atnhSd uo th
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arteo dpaoyp ulbayEt uerdo piemamni gwrhaohn atvoseu sted
thoer igpionpaulnl W.ah toio oftientn h etiurr n have ousted
even ienahralbiSiehtroa utnlhtaedsly .b l ep aciodm pensation?
Andi nt hcaatsw heo,t' os pFaoyr? w hat?
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maps ectoifto hDnee aprtmoeftn hte iErnovnmIettnu tr.n ed
outtob eo nt he Murrays oRuoitfBvh le arn ocjwhu.nes tt
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specsieeeasmb lea stsouw mhea tefrovmet rh elyi kSei.n ce
thearree towntolr yeh eesrt eh,ot sweho a vaer ratyheedm ­
selivnae ltslh r ei vcahr ioeffrto myts h oanto thceorn tinents
ardeid veibdte weenm andyife fresnpte acnifdema si elsi.
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