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Published in 1925, this is an absolute gem of a book. From the author's preface: ""In the following chapters I have tried, by quoting lawsuits of all kinds, and explaining the means employed to dispose of them, to show first the conditions under which the Bedouin live, and secondly their mentality and point of view. Although the reader may possibly gather from the pages that follow that I have a real affection for the Bedou himself and admiration for most of his laws and customs, I have tried to represent his character in full, with all his faults and failings. Descriptions of particular ca

Law, Bedouin. --- Customary law --- Bedouins --- Social life and customs --- Beduins --- Arabs --- Ethnology --- Nomads --- North Africans --- Customs (Law) --- Folk law --- Law, Primitive --- Traditional law --- Usage and custom (Law) --- Social norms --- Common law --- Time immemorial (Law) --- Bedouin law