Blood, land, and sex : legal and political pluralism in Eritrea - Favali, Lyda, 1969-; Pateman, Roy. (Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, 2003)
Facts and ideas : the struggle for power and legitimacy -- From trad ition to globalization -- Changing leadership, unchanging law -- The tr ansitional period and attempts at legal reform -- From blood feud and b lood money to the state settlement of murder cases -- Land tenure on th e highland plateau -- Land disputes and conflict resolution -- The virg in, the wife, the spinster, and the concubine : gender roles and gender relations -- Female genital mutilation : symbol, tradition, or surviva l? -- Creating space in a changing world for traditional and religious law.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-333) and index.
Keywords: Legal polycentricity -- Eritrea