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Chiefs in South Africa

Law, Culture, and Power in the Post-Apartheid Era

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  • © 2005

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Authors:
  1. Barbara Oomen

    1. University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • Barbara Oomen
    Pages 1-36

  3. The Patchwork Democracy

    • Barbara Oomen
    Pages 37-86

  4. The Power of Definition

    • Barbara Oomen
    Pages 87-122

  5. Sekhukhune

    • Barbara Oomen
    Pages 123-163

  6. ‘Walking in the middle of the road’

    • Barbara Oomen
    Pages 164-199

  7. Negotiated Laws, Relational Rights

    • Barbara Oomen
    Pages 200-234

  8. Conclusion Categories have Consequences

    • Barbara Oomen
    Pages 235-252

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 253-272
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About this book

This 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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Barbara Oomen

About the author

Barbara Oomen is Assistant Professor of Law at Leiden University, The Netherlands.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Chiefs in South Africa

  • Book Subtitle: Law, Culture, and Power in the Post-Apartheid Era

  • Authors: Barbara Oomen

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-06460-8

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2005

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-7085-5Published: 05 December 2005

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-06460-8Published: 23 September 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 272

  • Topics: African History, African Politics, African Culture, Sociology, general, Political Science

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