The emergence of African law as an academic discipline in Britain

African Affairs

Volumn 102, Issue 406, 2003, Pages 109-134

  Harrington, John A ^a   Manji, Ambreena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATION; COLONIALISM; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LEGAL SYSTEM;

AFRICA;

EID: 0037266097     PISSN: 00019909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a138813     Document Type: Article

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