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Understanding Disputes

Understanding Disputes

Pat Caplan

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Editorial:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
1995
Materia
Política y gobierno
ISBN:
9780854969241

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Some of the foremost specialists in the anthropology of law and disputing behaviour examine how people in a variety of social settings, ranging from Ireland to East Africa, deal with quarrels and seek to resolve or accommodate them.

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