Litigants and households : African disputes and colonial courts i n the French Soudan, 1895-1912 / Richard Roberts.
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TextSeries: Social history of AfricaPublication details: Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, c2005.Description: xii, 309 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN: - 0325002584 (pbk : alk. paper)
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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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