1st Edition
A Manual of Nuer Law Being an Account of Customary Law, its Evolution and Development in the Courts Established by the Sudan Government
By P. P. Howell
Copyright 1954
284 Pages
by
Routledge
284 Pages
by
Routledge
284 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1954 this book was originally designed for administrators but has become a key title for anthropologists. It includes a summary account of the history and social organisation of the Nuer and provides a descriptive analysis of their customary practices concerning homicide, blood-feuds, marriage and divorce and the settlement of disputes by arbitration and the award of... Read more
1. The Commandant 2. Colonial Society 3. The Native Territories 4. Native Policy 5. The Chiefs 6. Law and Custom 7. The Sphere of the Divine 8. The Peasant Community 9. The African World
Biography
P. P. Howell
