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Published by Frank Cass & Co. Ltd., London, 1968
ISBN 10: 0714619078ISBN 13: 9780714619071
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Compilation of notes & observations on Xhosa law & social rules, first published in 1858, one of very few attempts to record indigenous customs related to law in the nineteenth century. 'Kafir' comes from the Arabic, meaning 'non-believer', and was used by African Muslims to refer to those of other beliefs; in South Africa, the term was adopted by European settlers to denote all indigenous people, and is today a racial slur. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured. Light wear to book, minor rubbing to corners; jacket shows light wear, minor creasing & light chipping; rubberstamped name of African folklore professor Harold Scheub. Text clean; viii, 171 pages; 3 folding charts/tables. Size: Small Octavo.