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Thus Ruled Emir Abbas : Selected Casese from the Records of the Emir of Kano's Judicial Council.
Thus Ruled Emir Abbas is an important new research tool that reveals much about daily life in Kano, the wealthiest and most populous emirate of the African Sokoto Caliphate. It contains a selection of Kano Judicial Council documents, as well as their English translations, that deal with matters such...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Arabic |
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East Lansing :
Michigan State University Press,
1994.
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| Colección: | African historical sources ;
no. 5. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Kano Emirate and Its Neighbors (Map); Glossary of Arabic and Hausa Terms; Transcription; Calendar Conversion Table; Currency and Dates; Preface; Introduction; 1. Establishing and Maintaining Rights to Land; 2. The Land Rights of Travelers and Emigrants; 3. Selling, Pawning, Loaning, and Donating Land; 4. Houses; 5. The Return of Property Seized During the Basasa; 6. The Sale and Ownership of Animals; 7. Animal Theft; 8. The Redemption and Emancipation of Slaves; 9. The Conditions of Slaves: Options and Resistance; 10. Theft of Goods and Money; 11. Violence and Fear; Bibliography.