I. Schapera

Originally published in 1938, the primary object of this book was to place on record, for the information and guidance of government officials and of the Tswana themselves, the traditional and modern laws and related customs of the Tswana tribes of the Bechuanaland Protectorate. The author was invited in 1934 by the Administration of the Protectorate to undertake the compilation of such a record and the book does not pretend to give a complete account of Tswana life, but deals only with those aspects which may be regarded as falling within the province of tribal law.

Originally published in 1938, the primary object of this book was to place on record, for the information and guidance of government officials and of the Tswana themselves, the traditional and modern laws and related customs of the Tswana tribes of the Bechuanaland Protectorate. The author was invited in 1934 by the Administration of the Protectorate to undertake the compilation of such a record and the book does not pretend to give a complete account of Tswana life, but deals only with those aspects which may be regarded as falling within the province of tribal law.

The volumes collected in this series are designed to provide an academic analysis of society in mid-20th century Africa through classic texts. The volumes collected in this series were the product of two programmes of publications and research, one in the 1930s and the other in the 1950s. The series as a whole is designed to provide an academic analysis of society in mid-20th century Africa through these texts. Includes a new introduction by Simon Roberts. Schapera's original study was published in 1938. New edition published in association with the International African Institute Germany: Lit Verlag; North America: Transaction Books