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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Richard L Roberts |
| ISBN: | 0325002592 9780325002590 0325002584 9780325002583 |
| OCLC Number: | 57168315 |
| Description: | xii, 309 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | "Disputes without significance" : African social history and colonial courts at a time of social transformation -- The foundations of the French colonial legal system in West Africa, 1673-1903 -- Customs and legal authority in the native courts -- The courts, the end of slavery, and the landscapes of power -- Women seeking divorce, men seeking control -- Bridewealth as contract -- Conflicts over property -- Disputing inheritance. |
| Series Title: | Social history of Africa |
| Responsibility: | Richard Roberts. |
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