Between Law and Custom: 'high' And 'low' Legal Cultures In The Lands Of The British Diaspora - The United States, Canada, A

by Peter Karsten

2021-01-07 18:55:13

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... Read more
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. Less

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File size9.02 X 5.98 X 1.3 in
Print pages584
PublisherCambridge University Press
Publication date November 24, 2008
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780521099196

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