Author Description

Published In 1925, This Is An Absolute Gem Of A Book. From The Author's Preface: In The Following Chapters I Have Tried, By Quoting Lawsuits Of All Kinds, And Explaining The Means Employed To Dispose Of Them, To Show First The Conditions Under Which The Bedouin Live, And Secondly Their Mentality And Point Of View. Although The Reader May Possibly Gather From The Pages That Follow That I Have A Real Affection For The Bedou Himself And Admiration For Most Of His Laws And Customs, I Have Tried To Represent His Character In Full, With All His Faults And Failings. Descriptions Of Particular Ca Front Cover; Bedouin Justice; Copyrightpage; Contents; Chapter One; Historical Note; The Western Bedouin; Chapter Two; Tribal Organisation; Application Of Tribalism; Chapter Three; Social Distinctions; The Tribal Idea; Chapter Four; Judicial Organisation; Chapter Five; Evidence And Bedouinlaw; Chapter Six; Bloodmoney-sinai; Chapter Seven; Bloodmoney-westerndesert; Chapter Eight; Debts; Chapter Nine; Land Disputes; Chapter Ten; Inheritance; Chapter Eleven; Trial By Ordeal; Chapter Twelve; Wounds Anddamages; Chapter Thirteen; Laws Relating To Women; Chapter Fourteen Theanomalous Position Of Bedouin Lawchapter Fifteen; Conclusion; Index By Austin Kennett. First Published In 1925 By Kegan Paul International--t.p. Verso. English