The Law Of Commoners And Kings: Narratives Of A Rural Transkei Magistrate

Interweaving stories from his childhood as a herdboy in Transkei; his education; and work as a professor, tax collector, assessor, prosecutor, and magistrate, Ndima offer insights into the relevancy and irrelevancy of principles and procedures of official Roman-Dutch law in the lives and sense of justice of indigenous peoples. He has not indexed account. Co-published by Brill. Annotation 穢2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)