Chiefs in South Africa

Chiefs in South Africa
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 9781137064608
ISBN-13 : 1137064609
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Download or read book Chiefs in South Africa written by NA NA and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-23 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the ongoing resurgence of traditional power structures in South Africa. Oomen assesses the relation between the changing legal and socio-political position of traditional authority and customary law and what these changes can teach us about the interrelation between law, politics, and culture in the post-modern world.


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