| Political and Legal Transformations of an Indonesian Polity: The Nagari from Colonisation to Decentralisation Contributor(s): Benda-Beckmann, Franz Von (Author), Benda-Beckmann, Keebet Von (Author) |
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ISBN: 1316618536 ISBN-13: 9781316618530 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $59.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law |
| Dewey: 323.119 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Law and Society (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6" W x 9" (1.54 lbs) 528 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Political and Legal Transformations of an Indonesian Polity is a long-term study of the historical transformations of the Minangkabau polity of nagari, property relations and the ever-changing dynamic relationships between Minangkabau matrilineal adat law, Islamic law and state law. While the focus is on the period since the fall of President Suharto in 1998, the book charts a long history of political and legal transformations before and after Indonesia's independence, in which the continuities are as notable as the changes. It also throws light on the transnational processes through which legal and political ideas spread and acquire new meanings. The multi-temporal historical approach adopted is also relevant to the more general discussions of the relationship between anthropology and history, the creation of customary law, identity construction, and the anthropology of colonialism. |
Contributor Bio(s): Benda-Beckmann, Franz Von: - Franz von Benda-Beckmann is a research affiliate of the Department of Law and Anthropology at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle, Germany. Until 2012, he co-headed the Project Group Legal Pluralism, with Keebet von Benda-Beckmann, at this institute. He is an honorary professor of the universities of Leipzig and Halle.Benda-Beckmann, Keebet Von: - Keebet von Benda-Beckmann is a research affiliate of the Department of Law and Anthropology of the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle, Germany. Until 2012, she co-headed the Project Group Legal Pluralism, with Franz von Benda-Beckmann, at this institute. She is an honorary professor of the universities of Leipzig and Halle. |