The Making of South African Legal Culture 1902-1936 : Fear, Favour and Prejudice
Editorial Reviews
Review
'This major volume is not only a powerful and sophisticated revisionist account of South Africa's legal culture and the construction of the Union's legal framework in the context of the late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century extension of colonial rule and rapid industrialization; it is also an outstanding account of the centrality of the law in the making of the segregationist state between 1902 and 1936.' The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History
'This imposing study is the culmination of more than a decade of scholarly publication on South African legal history by Martin Chanock, but readers will also fine here a reappraisal of themes that he addressed in his first book 25 years ago: the early Union state's weakness and its circumspect emergence from British imperial supervision and example. but whereas the earlier volume considered the Union externally from the perspective of Britain's plans for central and southern Africa, this book examines South African state formation from within ... [an] extraordinarily ambitious book.' African Affairs
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"[T]his important book should inform law and society inquiry well beyond the sphere of those with a specialist interest in either South Africa or colonial legal history." Canadian Journal of Law and Society
"Chanock's highly illuminating and definitive perspective on that development examines all areas of the law including criminal law and criminology; the Roman-Dutch law; the State's African law; and land, labour, and rule of law questions." African Sun Times
"Martin Chanock offers a compelling and well-documented account of the process of state building and the formation of legal culture in early twentieth century South Africa...Chanock's effort deserves attention from both historians and non-historians as he raises important issues and questions that reach across a variety of different disciplines...Chanock's study is a welcome addition to the growing literature on the law and legal culture in South Africa. His work demonstrates the significant analytical and empirical leverage one can gain through an examination of the intersection of laws, politics, and state building." H-Net Reviews
"Chanock's analysis is thorough, detailed and precise...this book allows us to understand the making of South African legal culture." The Law and Politics Book Review Dec 2001
The Making of South African Legal Culture 1902-1936 : Fear, Favour and Prejudice
The Making of South African Legal Culture 1902-1936 : Fear, Favour and Prejudice,Martin Chanock,Cambridge University Press,0521791561,Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice,Africa - General,History,History: World,Law,Legal Reference / Law Profession,South Africa,20th century,First World War, 1914-1918,History / Africa,Inter-war period, 1918-1939,Jurisprudence & philosophy of law,Law--South Africa--History,Republic of South Africa,c 1900 - c 1914
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