Sukuma Law and Custom

Sukuma [1 ed.] 0823919927, 9780823919925

Surveys the history, culture, and contemporary life of the Sukuma people of Tanzania.

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Avengers of Blood: Homicide in Athenian Law and Custom from Draco to Demosthenes

In 621/0 B.C., the Athenians appointed Draco as their first lawgiver. His homicide laws, which alone survived the genera

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Custom, Common Law, and the Constitution of English Renaissance Literature 0198861435, 9780198861430

Custom, Common Law, and the Constitution of English Renaissance Literature argues that, ironically, custom was a supreme

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Violence, Custom and Law: The Anglo-Scottish Border Lands in the Later Middle Ages 9781474471275

Centuries-long hostility between Scotland and England affected the pattern of criminal activity in the Anglo-Scottish Bo

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From Village Elder to British Judge: Custom, Customary Law and Tribal Society 4113100446

From Village Elder to British Judge examines the definition and redefinition of custom/ law in the context of the adivas

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Counter-Hispanization in the Colonial Philippines: Literature, Law, Religion, and Native Custom 9789048556656

In Counter-Hispanization in the Colonial Philippines, the author analyzes the literature and politics of “spiritual conq

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Warranty Obligations in Western France, 1040–1270: Law, Custom, and Lordship 303114516X, 9783031145162

This open access book examines warranty obligations in western France during the central Middle Ages. Warranty refers to

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The Rule of the Admirals: Law, Custom, and Naval Government in Newfoundland, 1699-1832 9781442682283

The Rule of the Admirals sheds light on one of the most misunderstood chapters in Canadian and British colonial history.

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Since Time Immemorial: Native Custom and Law in Colonial Mexico 9781478093572

Yanna Yannakakis traces the creation of Indigenous custom as a legal category and its deployment as a strategy of resist

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Madness in Greek Thought and Custom

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