Land and the Uses of Tradition Among the Mbeere of Kenya

Jack Glazier is Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio.

Glazier's careful ethnography, and his well-supported conclusions, provide a major contribution to the study of the process of change in contemporary rural Africa. -- David Brokensha, AFRICA Canadian Journal of African Studies ...Glazier has produced a work which in its admirable intimacy and subtlety enlarges our understanding of a fundamental question of modern African history. It is worth noting that a series of excellent photographs complement the narrative. -- David Brokensha, AFRICA The International Journal Of African Studies This extremely valuable book serves as both an ethnographic study of the Mbeere and, more importantly, an excellent study of their response to radical changes in land tenure. The book is a good addition to the ethnographic literature on East Africa andan invaluable study of social change. -- David Brokensha, AFRICA The Journal of Developing Areas Glazier's study of a Kenyan people contributes significantly to the literature on kinship, property law, and the manipulation of tradition in agrarian East Africa. Canadian Journal of African Studies Glazier's study of a Kenyan people contributes significantly to the literature on kinship, property law, and the manipulation of tradition in agrarian East Africa. Canadian Journal of African Studies Glazier's careful ethnography, and his well-supported conclusions, provide a major contribution to the study of the process of change in contemporary rural Africa. -- David Brokensha, AFRICA Canadian Journal of African Studies ...Glazier has produced a work which in its admirable intimacy and subtlety enlarges our understanding of a fundamental question of modern African history. It is worth noting that a series of excellent photographs complement the narrative. -- David Brokensha, AFRICA The International Journal Of African Studies This extremely valuable book serves as both an ethnographic study of the Mbeere and, more importantly, an excellent study of their response to radical changes in land tenure. The book is a good addition to the ethnographic literature on East Africa and an invaluable study of social change. -- David Brokensha, AFRICA The Journal of Developing Areas