| Between Law and Custom: 'High' and 'Low' Legal Cultures in the Lands of the British Diaspora - The United States, Canada, Australia, and New Z Contributor(s): Karsten, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521099196 ISBN-13: 9780521099196 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $47.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: Drawing on extensive archival and library sources, Karsten explores these collisions and arrives at a number of conclusions that will surprise. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Renaissance |
| Dewey: 340.57 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6" W x 9" (1.86 lbs) 584 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This book explores the three-way struggle between the British colonists who settled North America, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa; the British government and its U.S. and Canadian federal government successors; and the indigenous peoples of the settled regions. In the colonies, British law and popular norms clashed over a range of issues, including ready access to land, the property rights of aboriginal people, the taking of property for public purposes, and master-servant relationships. This book will greatly appeal to law professors, historians, and anyone interested in the rights of native peoples. |