The Logic of the Laws : A Structural Analysis of Malay Language Legal Codes from Bengkulu

Moyer, David S.

ISBN 10: 9024718015 / ISBN 13: 9789024718016

Published by The Hague, Martinus Nijhoff, 1975

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IX-304 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Seller Inventory # 4mc09

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Logic of the Laws : A Structural Analysis of Malay Language Legal Codes from Bengkulu
• Publisher: The Hague, Martinus Nijhoff
• Publication Date: 1975
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9024718015
• ISBN 13: 9789024718016
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Southeast Asia
  • Law

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Synopsis

This study is directed towards providing basic background material for the understanding of South Sumatran social organisation. To this end, four legal codes from the first half of the nineteenth century are presented and analysed. The method used in the analysis is a modification of that used by Levi-Strauss for the analysis of myth.