Law & Economic Organization

The question why certain kinds of legal institutions are found in certain kinds of societies has been little explored by anthropologists. In this book Katherine Newman examines a sample of some sixty different preindustrial societies, distributed across the world, in an attempt to explain why their legal systems vary.

Published 1983.

Binding of book is intact. Some foxing, shelfwear, and creasing on covers of book. Small tear on front cover. Slight foxing on edges of book. Annotations in pencil, stamp and moderate foxing on inside of front cover. Annotation in pencil and slight foxing on inside of back cover. Very little foxing on certain pages, otherwise in good condition.