Anthropology and Social Change

Volume 38

AvLucy P. Mair

Inbunden, Engelska, 1971

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Beskrivning

The fourteen lectures and essays that make up this volume deal mainly, though not exclusively, with Africa, and among the topics discussed are land tenure, chieftainship, 'clientship', messianic movement, witchcraft, and 'race, tribalism and nationalism'.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1971-01-01
Mått:138 x 216 x 17 mm
Vikt:453 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:LSE Monographs on Social Anthropology
Antal sidor:214
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781859738542

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Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik

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'One hardly needs to say that Professor Mair's writing shows at once clarity and elegance of presentation, combined with knowledge of the problems, and an impeccable grasp of both their theoretical and administrative implications, which makes all her work significant.' Rosemary Firth, Man

Innehållsförteckning

INTRODUCTION I I. APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT POLICIES (1956) 10 2. ANTHROPOLOGY AND THE UNDERDEVELOPED TERRITORIES (1950) 28 3. MODERN DEVELOPMENTS IN AFRICAN LAND TENURE (1948) 44 4. THE CONTRIBUTION OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY TO THE STUDY OF CHANGES IN AFRICAN LAND RIGHTS (1956) 53 5. CHIEFTAINSHIP IN MODERN AFRICA (1936) 65 6. AFRICAN CHIEFS TODAY (1958) 75 7. OLD AND NEW LEADERSHIP IN AFRICA (1962) 91 8. RACE, TRIBALISM AND NATIONALISM IN AFRICA (1959) 100 9. SELF-GOVERNMENT OR GOOD GOVERNMENT? (1948) III 10. HOW SMALL-SCALE SOCIETIES CHANGE (1964) 120 II. TRADITION AND MODERNITY IN THE NEW AFRICA (1965) 135 12. INDEPENDENT RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS IN THREE CONTINENTS (1959) 144 13. CLIENTSHIP IN EAST AFRICA (1961) 173 14. WITCHCRAFT AS A PROBLEM IN THE STUDY OF RELIGION (1964) 185