Colonial rule · Colonial legal record
A Compendium of Kafir Laws and Customs
John Maclean, 1858
Summary
Compiled by the chief commissioner for British Kaffraria, this volume gathers reports from officials and missionaries on Xhosa customary law and social organisation. Though filtered through a colonial lens, it preserves substantial information on Xhosa legal traditions and political institutions — an important administrative source for the mid-colonial period.
Topics
Xhosa, Customary law, Cape Colony, Colonial administration, Frontier
Bibliographic Information
- Author
- John Maclean
- Year
- 1858
- Language(s)
- English
- Period
- Colonial rule
- Perspective
- Colonial legal record
- Access
- Full view