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Book Review. The Springtime Of Freedom By William Mccord, William Burnett Harvey Jan 1966

Book Review. The Springtime Of Freedom By William Mccord, William Burnett Harvey

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Post-Nkrumah Ghana: The Legal Profile Of A Coup, William Burnett Harvey Jan 1966

Post-Nkrumah Ghana: The Legal Profile Of A Coup, William Burnett Harvey

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The Judiciary In Ghana, William B. Harvey Jan 1966

The Judiciary In Ghana, William B. Harvey

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African Law And Basic Institutions - A Search For Perspective, William Burnett Harvey Jan 1964

African Law And Basic Institutions - A Search For Perspective, William Burnett Harvey

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Foreword: University Of Ghana Law Journal, William Burnett Harvey Jan 1964

Foreword: University Of Ghana Law Journal, William Burnett Harvey

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A Value Analysis Of Ghanaian Legal Development Since Independence, William Burnett Harvey Jan 1964

A Value Analysis Of Ghanaian Legal Development Since Independence, William Burnett Harvey

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The Evolution Of Ghana Law Since Independence, William Burnett Harvey Jan 1962

The Evolution Of Ghana Law Since Independence, William Burnett Harvey

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Book Review. The Foundations Of Freedom: Law And Government In South Africa, William Burnett Harvey Jan 1961

Book Review. The Foundations Of Freedom: Law And Government In South Africa, William Burnett Harvey

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Africa -- The Problems Of New States: A Panel, William Burnett Harvey Jan 1961

Africa -- The Problems Of New States: A Panel, William Burnett Harvey

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Islam And The British Administration In Northern Nigeria, Peggy Blumberg Jan 1961

Islam And The British Administration In Northern Nigeria, Peggy Blumberg

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

This paper offers a case study in acculturation, the process by which one culture adopts traits of another after prolonged contact. This study seeks to show how the British administration in Northern Nigeria inadvertently hastened the process of conversion of the pagans to Islam. Much of the area was already nominally Muslim when conquered by the Muslim Fulani early in the 19th century. The suzerainty of Islamic rulers encouraged further conversion. By strengthening these rulers and their Islamic courts, the British system of indirect rule established in 1900 gave the pagans positive incentives to convert. Many of the pre-Fulani Muslims …