Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-302) and index.
Contents
"Disputes without significance" : African social history and colonial courts at a time of social transformation -- The foundations of the French colonial legal system in West Africa, 1673-1903 -- Customs and legal authority in the native courts -- The courts, the end of slavery, and the landscapes of power -- Women seeking divorce, men seeking control -- Bridewealth as contract -- Conflicts over property -- Disputing inheritance.
