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Book SynopsisFirst 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 ContentsIntroduction: Law, Anthropology and History, Law as Discourse, Ancestors: Henry Maine and the constitution of primitive society, Law and Knowledge: Disputes, their conduct and their settlement in the village communities of eastern Brittany in the ninth century, Social relations on stage: Witnesses in Classical Athens, Law and Local Power: The benevolent proprietor and the property law: A British-Indian dilemma, Law, arbitrariness and the power of the Lords of North Lebanon, The Legal Discourse: Speech and Silences: 11Reading the Riot Act: The discourse of law-enforcement in 18th century England, Silences of the law: Customary law and positive law on the manumission of slaves in 19th century Brazil, Islamic law and the social context of exchange in the medieval Middle East.
