Law, power, and politics in Niger
Subtitle: land struggles and the rural code
By: Christian Lund.
Contributors: Association euro-africaine pour l'anthropologie du changement social et du développement.
Series: Anthropology and development ;; v. 1
Publisher: Lit Verlag; Distributed in North America by Transaction Publishers
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Hamburg; New Brunswick, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
Subjects: Land tenure -- Niger -- History.; Land tenure -- Law and legislation -- Niger.; Land reform -- Niger.; Niger -- Social conditions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-252).
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Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Chapter One: Theoretical Framework 1. Introduction 2. Law 3. Politico-Legal Institutions 4. Research Questions 5. Methodology Chapter Two: Structures and Processes; the Socio-Political Context 1. Introduction 2. Socio-Economic Setting 3. Basic Social Structures 4. Local Government Structures 5. State Society Relations - Colonial Period 6. State Society Relations - Post-Colonial Period 7. Contours of a Semi-Autonomous Social Field 8. National Conference, Pluralism and the Rural Code Chapter Three: Tenure Disputes - Numbers and Types 1. Introduction 2. Numbers 3. Types Chapter Four: The Quest for Land - the Quest for Power 1. Introduction 2. The Eruption of Disputes 3. Social Struggle over Access to Land 4. Confrontation Between Individuals and the Politico-Legal System 5. Competition over Jurisdictions 6. Democracy, Politicization and Legitimacy Chapter Five: Conclusions 1. Conclusions 2. Perspectives.