| Description |
viii, 357 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. The study of primitive law. The cultural background of law ; What is law? ; Methods and techniques ; Fundamental legal concepts as applied in the study of primitive law -- Pt. II. Primitive law-ways. The Eskimo: rudimentary law in a primitive anarchy ; The Ifugao: private law in northern Luzon ; Comanche, Kiowa, and Cheyenne: Plains Indian law in development ; The Trobriand Islanders: primitive law as seen by Bronislaw Malinowski ; The Ashanti: constitutional monarchy and the triumph of public law -- Pt. III. Law and society. Religion, magic and law ; The functions of law ; The trend of law |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [335]-349 |
| Subject |
Law, Primitive.
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Primitive societies.
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| LC no. |
54009331 |
| ISBN |
0689700962 |
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