Between Law and Custom: 'High' and 'Low' Legal Cultures in the Lands of the British Diaspora - The United States, Canada, Australia, and New Z (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521099196)

This book explores the three-way struggle between the British colonists who settled North America, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa; the British government and its U.S. and Canadian federal government successors; and the indigenous peoples of the settled regions. In the colonies, British law and popular norms clashed over a range of issues, including ready access to land, the property rights of aboriginal people, the taking of property for public purposes, and master-servant relationships. This book will greatly appeal to law professors, historians, and anyone interested in the rights of native peoples.

Author: Peter Karsten
ISBN-10: 0521099196
ISBN-13: 9780521099196
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/24/2008
Pages: 584
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.86lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.30d