Social Facts and Fabrications Customary Law on Kilimanjaro, 1880-1980 |
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| Author:
| Moore, Sally Falk |
| Series title: | Lewis Henry Morgan Lectures |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-31201-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1986 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $64.95 |
Book Description:
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In this book, Sally Falk Moore examines a hundred years in the history of an African people, the Chagga of Kilimanjaro, in order to understand how their present system of 'customary' laws came to be and how the idea of custom was used in Tanzania's experiment with African socialism.
In this book, Sally Falk Moore examines a hundred years in the history of an African people, the Chagga of Kilimanjaro, in order to understand how their present system of 'customary' laws came to be and how the idea of custom was used in Tanzania's experiment with African socialism.