Justice in a New World: Negotiating Legal Intelligibility in British, Iberian, and Indigenous America (Religion and Social Transformation Book 7)
by Brian P Owensby, Richard J Ross
A scholarly exploration of legal negotiations between British, Iberian, and Indigenous societies in early America, focusing on the challenges of creating intelligible legal systems across cultural divides.
About This Book
This volume examines the complex interactions between European and Indigenous legal traditions in colonial America.
Contributors analyze how British and Iberian empires attempted to impose their legal frameworks on diverse societies.
The book highlights the negotiations and adaptations that shaped legal intelligibility across cultural boundaries.
Scholars discuss the role of religion and social transformation in the development of colonial legal orders.
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