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FOUR The Second Transition: Secular Law
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Sally Engle Merry
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
- A NOTE ON LANGUAGE AND TERMINOLOGY xiii
- ONE Introduction 1
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PART ONE: ENCOUNTERS IN A CONTACT ZONE: NEW ENGLAND MISSIONARIES, LAWYERS, AND THE APPROPRIATION OF ANGLO-AMERICAN LAW, 1820-1852
- TWO The Process of Legal Transformation 35
- THREE The First Transition: Religious Law 63
- FOUR The Second Transition: Secular Law 86
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PART TWO: LOCAL PRACTICES OF POLICING AND JUDGING IN HILO, HAWAI'I
- FIVE The Social History of a Plantation Town 117
- SIX Judges and Caseloads in Hilo 145
- SEVEN Protest and the Law on the Hilo Sugar Plantations 207
- EIGHT Sexuality, Marriage, and the Management of the Body 221
- NINE Conclusions 258
- APPENDIXES 267
- NOTES 331
- REFERENCES 349
- INDEX 365
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
- A NOTE ON LANGUAGE AND TERMINOLOGY xiii
- ONE Introduction 1
-
PART ONE: ENCOUNTERS IN A CONTACT ZONE: NEW ENGLAND MISSIONARIES, LAWYERS, AND THE APPROPRIATION OF ANGLO-AMERICAN LAW, 1820-1852
- TWO The Process of Legal Transformation 35
- THREE The First Transition: Religious Law 63
- FOUR The Second Transition: Secular Law 86
-
PART TWO: LOCAL PRACTICES OF POLICING AND JUDGING IN HILO, HAWAI'I
- FIVE The Social History of a Plantation Town 117
- SIX Judges and Caseloads in Hilo 145
- SEVEN Protest and the Law on the Hilo Sugar Plantations 207
- EIGHT Sexuality, Marriage, and the Management of the Body 221
- NINE Conclusions 258
- APPENDIXES 267
- NOTES 331
- REFERENCES 349
- INDEX 365