Roberts, Richard L.,   1949- <br/><br/>
Litigants and households :  African disputes and colonial courts i n the French Soudan, 1895-1912 / 
Richard Roberts. 
 - Portsmouth, NH :  Heinemann,   c2005. 
 - xii, 309 p. :  ill., maps ;   25 cm. 
 - Social history of Africa,   1099-8098 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-302) and index. 
<br/><br/>"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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0325002584 (pbk : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004-028022 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Domestic relations-- History.--Mali<br/>Customary law-- History.--Mali<br/>Colonies-- Law and legislation--France.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>346.662301/5/09041