ABSTRACT
First Published in 1985. This Volume I, Part 2 of the History and Anthropology series and focuses as Law as a discourse, including essays on disputes of locals in Eastern Brittiany on the ninth century, a British Indian dilemma when looking at property law, law-enforcement in eighteenth century England, Islamic Law in the Medieval Middle East and its social contest and silent law in context of the slaves in nineteenth century Brazil.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |48 pages
Introduction: Law, Anthropology and History
part |83 pages
Law and Local Knowledge
part |28 pages
Law and Local Power
part |67 pages
The Legal Discourse: Speech and Silences