Advent of colonial rule: shaping the legal landscape -- Changing traditions and marriage laws: seeyi, lu ko taka, tasul ko (divorce is more complicated than consummation of marriage) -- Making the city: the Gambia colony and the Protectorate, 1816-1965 -- Qadi court: crisis of legitimization -- Qadis, complainants, and settlements: case studies
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-182) and index