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Histories of law and order

“British kadhis” and “Muslim judges”: modernisation, inconsistencies and accommodation in Zanzibar's colonial judiciary

Pages 560-576 | Received 28 Sep 2009, Accepted 24 Jun 2010, Published online: 21 Oct 2010

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