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Litigants and households : African disputes and colonial courts in the French Soudan, 1895-1912
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- Creator
- Richard Roberts
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, [2005]
- ©2005
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- Physical Details
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- xii, 309 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780325002590, 0325002592, 9780325002583, 0325002584
- OCLC
- ocm57168315
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-302) and index.
- "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 -- The importance of "disputes without significance"