Chiefs in South Africa: Law, Culture, and Power in the Post-Apartheid EraThis 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. |
Contents
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2 The Patchwork Democracy Boundary Politics after 1994 | 37 |
3 The Power of Definition Struggling for the Soul of Custom | 87 |
4 Sekhukhune The Institutional Landscape | 123 |
5 Walking in the middle of the road Peoples Perspectives on the Legitimacy of Traditional Leadership | 164 |
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Chiefs in South Africa: Law, Power & Culture in the Post-apartheid Era Barbara Oomen No preview available - 2005 |
Chiefs in South Africa: Law, Culture, and Power in the Post-Apartheid Era Barbara Oomen No preview available - 2005 |
Chiefs in South Africa: Law, Power & Culture in the Post-apartheid Era Barbara Oomen No preview available - 2005 |
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