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Litigants and households : African disputes and colonial courts i n the French Soudan, 1895-1912 / Richard Roberts.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Social history of AfricaPublication details: Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, c2005.Description: xii, 309 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0325002584 (pbk : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 346.662301/5/09041 22
Contents:
"Disputes without significance" : African social history and colonia l courts at a time of social transformation -- The foundations of the F rench colonial legal system in West Africa, 1673-1903 -- Customs and le gal authority in the native courts -- The courts, the end of slavery, a nd the landscapes of power -- Women seeking divorce, men seeking contro l -- Bridewealth as contract -- Conflicts over property -- Disputing in heritance.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-302) and index.

"Disputes without significance" : African social history and colonia l courts at a time of social transformation -- The foundations of the F rench colonial legal system in West Africa, 1673-1903 -- Customs and le gal authority in the native courts -- The courts, the end of slavery, a nd the landscapes of power -- Women seeking divorce, men seeking contro l -- Bridewealth as contract -- Conflicts over property -- Disputing in heritance.

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