Between Law and Custom (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521792837)

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: 0521792835
ISBN-13: 9780521792837
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/18/2002
Pages: 578
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.00lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.20w x 1.20d