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- catalog abstract ""This book explores the historical formation during the colonial period of that part of African law known as customary law. In treating the emergence of the customary law as part of the history of the social and economic transformation of African societies under colonial rule, it also provides an interpretation of the ways in which people tried to control the disrupting effects of the changes which they experienced. Martin Chanock shows how African ideas, aspirations and activities regarding law were shaped by interaction with the legal ideas of the British colonisers, their understandings of African societies, and the judicial institutions of the colonial state. These thematic considerations are illustrated by studies of how the customary law developed alongside criminal law in colonial society in Malawi and Zambia as part of the moral weaponry of a changing social order, and more specifically by describing the role of the customary law of the family in conflicts between men and women in the new colonial political economy."--Publisher.".
- catalog contributor b315249.
- catalog coverage "Great Britain Colonies History.".
- catalog coverage "Malawi Social conditions.".
- catalog coverage "Zambia Social conditions.".
- catalog created "1985.".
- catalog date "1985".
- catalog date "1985.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1985.".
- catalog description ""This book explores the historical formation during the colonial period of that part of African law known as customary law. In treating the emergence of the customary law as part of the history of the social and economic transformation of African societies under colonial rule, it also provides an interpretation of the ways in which people tried to control the disrupting effects of the changes which they experienced. Martin Chanock shows how African ideas, aspirations and activities regarding law were shaped by interaction with the legal ideas of the British colonisers, their understandings of African societies, and the judicial institutions of the colonial state. These thematic considerations are illustrated by studies of how the customary law developed alongside criminal law in colonial society in Malawi and Zambia as part of the moral weaponry of a changing social order, and more specifically by describing the role of the customary law of the family in conflicts between men and women in the new colonial political economy."--Publisher.".
- catalog description "Bibliography: p. 272-281.".
- catalog description "Law, anthropology and history. Social and legal history in Central Africa -- African law and anthropologists -- African law and lawyers -- Right and wrong. The lawgivers in Central Africa: social control -- Witches and ordeals -- The courts and the people: law in action I -- Africans and the law -- Men and women. The lawgivers in Central Africa: marriage and morality -- Slaves and masters -- The courts and the people: law in action II -- Africans, law and marriage -- Discussion. Writing African legal history.".
- catalog extent "xi, 286 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0521301378".
- catalog isPartOf "African studies series ; 45".
- catalog issued "1985".
- catalog issued "1985.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain Colonies History.".
- catalog spatial "Malawi Social conditions.".
- catalog spatial "Malawi".
- catalog spatial "Zambia Social conditions.".
- catalog spatial "Zambia".
- catalog subject "Customary law Malawi History.".
- catalog subject "Customary law Zambia History.".
- catalog subject "KQM46.7 .C49 1985".
- catalog subject "KSS381.5 .C42".
- catalog subject "Law Malawi History.".
- catalog subject "Law Zambia History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Law, anthropology and history. Social and legal history in Central Africa -- African law and anthropologists -- African law and lawyers -- Right and wrong. The lawgivers in Central Africa: social control -- Witches and ordeals -- The courts and the people: law in action I -- Africans and the law -- Men and women. The lawgivers in Central Africa: marriage and morality -- Slaves and masters -- The courts and the people: law in action II -- Africans, law and marriage -- Discussion. Writing African legal history.".
- catalog title "Law, custom, and social order : the colonial experience in Malawi and Zambia / Martin Chanock.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".