| A Manual of Nuer Law: Being an Account of Customary Law, Its Evolution and Development in the Courts Established by the Sudan Government Contributor(s): Howell, P. P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 113858469X ISBN-13: 9781138584693 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $123.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Comparative Politics - Social Science | Regional Studies - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
| Dewey: 340.526 |
| Physical Information: 280 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 compensation. It shows how in the first half of the twentieth century, as a result of administrative action and in particular the establishment of 'Chiefs' Courts' a system of law developed, which although based on customary procedures, introduced many concepts which were quite unknown to the Nuer in the past. |