Singing the law : oral jurisprudence and the crisis of colonial modernity in East African literature /: oral jurisprudence and the crisis of colonial modernity in East African literature. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Peter Leman.
• Authors: Leman, Peter
• Contents: Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Temp/orality in Law and East African Literature -- 1. Catching History by the Tail: Colonial Non-Fiction, Atavism, and the Crisis of Modernity in Kenya -- 2. A Song Whose Time Has Come: Northern Uganda, Apocalyptic Futures, and the Oral Jurisprudence of Okot p'Bitek -- 3. Between Formal and Infinite Time: Labor Law and Revolutionary Futures in Kenyan Popular Performance -- 4. Time Heals All Regimes: Temporality, Somali Oral Law, and the Illegality of African Dictatorships -- Conclusion: Temp/orality and Law in the End Times -- Bibliography Referenced Cases -- Index
• Publisher Details: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 809.896; East African literature -- History and criticism; East African literature -- Political aspects; Oral tradition in literature; Oral communication in literature; Postcolonialism -- Africa, East; Great Britain -- Colonies -- Atrocities -- Africa, East; Great Britain -- Colonies -- Law and legislation -- Africa, East -- 19th century; Great Britain -- Colonies -- Law and legislation -- Africa, East -- 20th century; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781789625202; 1789625203
• Related ISBNs: 1789621135; 9781789621136
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 28, 2020).
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