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Author Bailey, Clinton.

Title Bedouin law from Sinai & the Negev : justice without government / Clinton Bailey
Published New Haven : Yale University Press, [2009]
©2009

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Description xv, 375 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Contents Justice without government -- Honor and private might in the service of justice -- The role of collective responsibility in achieving justice -- The role of private violence in achieving justice -- The role of litigation in achieving justice -- Laws pertaining to women, property, and sanctuary
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Subject Law, Bedouin.
Customary law -- Middle East.
Bedouins -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Egypt -- Sinai.
Bedouins -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Israel -- Negev.
Nomads -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Middle East.
LC no. 2009025121
ISBN 9780300153248 (cloth : alk. paper)
0300153244 (cloth : alk. paper)
Other Titles Bedouin law from Sinai and the Negev