Crime and Custom in Savage Society by Bronisław Malinowski

Crime and Custom in Savage Society by Bronisław Malinowski is a founding work of modern anthropology, based on the author's fieldwork in the Trobriand Islands.

The book examines how law, custom and social control operate in a society without courts, police or written codes, showing that so-called primitive societies possess complex systems of obligation, reciprocity and justice. It transformed the study of law and society, arguing that legal order rests on social relations rather than on formal institutions alone.

Key themes readers will explore:

• Law and custom in a society without courts
• Fieldwork in the Trobriand Islands
• Reciprocity and obligation as the basis of social order
• How disputes are settled without formal institutions
• A founding text of legal anthropology

Who should read this book: Students of anthropology, law and sociology, and readers interested in how societies maintain order without the state.

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