Fire and Spirits: Cherokee Law from Clan to Court
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Book Overview
Volume 133 in The Civilization of the Americas Series This book traces the emergency of the Cherokee system of laws from the ancient spirit decrees to the fusion of tribal law ways with Anglo-American law. The Cherokees enacted their first written law in 1808 in Georgia. In succeeding years the leaders and tribal councils of the southeastern and Oklahoma groups wrote a constitution, established courts, and enacted laws that were in accord with the...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0806116196
ISBN13:9780806116198
Release Date:September 1982
Publisher:University of Oklahoma Press
Length:280 Pages
Weight:1.01 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"
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neglected area of legal history
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
Professor Strickland's book is an extremely thorough and engaging history of the Cherokee nation, and particularly a description and analysis of Cherokee law. This scholarship describes the legal aspects of modernization in a very specific setting, and is fascinating reading for anyone with an interest in Cherokee culture, or in comparative law.
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