The District Clerk and the 'Man-Leopard Murders': Mediating Law and Authority in Colonial Nigeria

Pratten DT
Edited by:
Roberts, R, Lawrance, B, Osborn, E
29 September 2006
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Book Title:
Intermediaries, Interpreters, and Clerks African Employees in the Making of Colonial Africa
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Univ of Wisconsin Press

By uncovering the role of such men (and a few women) in the construction, function, and legal apparatus of colonial states, the essays in this volume highlight a new perspective.

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Africa

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Colonialism

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