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African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century
2018
173868 kr
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Routledge is delighted to be re-issuing 79 volumes originally published between 1931 and 1988 in association with the International African Institute. Unavailable outside a few key libraries, many of these republished volumes were at the cutting edge of a fieldwork and ethnographic revolution in …
French Perspectives in African Studies
A Collection of Translated Essays
Inbunden, 2018
1801 kr
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Originally published in 1973, this volume presents some of the main approaches that were developed by French Africanists during the 1940s, 50s and 60s. The book covers social structure, kinship systems, economic change, ethnography, language, history and archaeology in West Africa.
French Perspectives in African Studies
A Collection of Translated Essays
Häftad, 2020
552 kr
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Originally published in 1973, this volume presents some of the main approaches that were developed by French Africanists during the 1940s, 50s and 60s. The book covers social structure, kinship systems, economic change, ethnography, language, history and archaeology in West Africa.
Modern Migrations in Western Africa
Av Samir Amin
Inbunden, 2018
2512 kr
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Originally published in 1974, this volume deals with studies of migration from census and other data, variations in scale, distance and duration of various types of migration, social relations of migrant populations with their home areas and their host communities, and expectations and valuation of …
Modern Migrations in Western Africa
Av Samir Amin
Häftad, 2020
560 kr
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Originally published in 1974, this volume deals with studies of migration from census and other data, variations in scale, distance and duration of various types of migration, social relations of migrant populations with their home areas and their host communities, and expectations and valuation of …
Basuto
A Social Study of Traditional and Modern Lesotho
Av Hugh Ashton
Inbunden, 2018
2512 kr
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Originally published in 1952 and as a second edition in 1967 this volume provides a systematic and comprehensive account of the Basuto people and their changing culture, and reviews the developments and changes leading up to 1966 when Basutoland achieved independence as Lesotho. It describes in …
Basuto
A Social Study of Traditional and Modern Lesotho
Av Hugh Ashton
Häftad, 2020
560 kr
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Originally published in 1952 and as a second edition in 1967 this volume provides a systematic and comprehensive account of the Basuto people and their changing culture, and reviews the developments and changes leading up to 1966 when Basutoland achieved independence as Lesotho. It describes in …
Christianity in Tropical Africa
Studies Presented and Discussed at the Seventh International African Seminar, University of Ghana, April 1965
Av C. G. Baëta
Inbunden, 2018
2512 kr
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Originally published in 1968 this volume discusses the issues and problems relevant to Christianity in Tropical Africa. It includes historical studies of the earlier Catholic and Protestant missions and their relationship with African communities, traders and colonial administrations; the social …
Christianity in Tropical Africa
Studies Presented and Discussed at the Seventh International African Seminar, University of Ghana, April 1965
Av C. G. Baëta
Häftad, 2020
560 kr
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Originally published in 1968 this volume discusses the issues and problems relevant to Christianity in Tropical Africa. It includes historical studies of the earlier Catholic and Protestant missions and their relationship with African communities, traders and colonial administrations; the social …
West African City
A Study of Tribal Life in Freetown
Inbunden, 2018
1827 kr
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Originally published in 1957 this volume deals with the issue of large scale immigration into Freetown, Sierra Leone from the rural areas in the 1950s and the problems which arose as a result. It analyzes the way traditional social systems had to adjust to the demands of urban life and charts the …
West African City
A Study of Tribal Life in Freetown
Häftad, 2020
560 kr
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Originally published in 1957 this volume deals with the issue of large scale immigration into Freetown, Sierra Leone from the rural areas in the 1950s and the problems which arose as a result. It analyzes the way traditional social systems had to adjust to the demands of urban life and charts the …
Mugwe
A Failing Prophet
Av B. Bernardi
Inbunden, 2018
1827 kr
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Originally published in 1959 this volume studies the ritual office of the Mugwe which was of great social significance among the Meru of the Central Province of Kenya and analyses the social changes and decline of the Mugwe which came about in the second half of the twentieth century. Until this …
Mugwe
A Failing Prophet
Av B. Bernardi
Häftad, 2020
560 kr
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Originally published in 1959 this volume studies the ritual office of the Mugwe which was of great social significance among the Meru of the Central Province of Kenya and analyses the social changes and decline of the Mugwe which came about in the second half of the twentieth century. Until this …
African Agrarian Systems
Inbunden, 2018
2512 kr
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Originally published in 1963 this volume surveys various aspects of the complex relations between rights in land, social organization and economic interests in tropical Africa. The papers - in English and French but with summaries in the other language - analyse case studies illustrating the …
African Agrarian Systems
Häftad, 2020
560 kr
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Originally published in 1963 this volume surveys various aspects of the complex relations between rights in land, social organization and economic interests in tropical Africa. The papers - in English and French but with summaries in the other language - analyse case studies illustrating the …
Justice and Judgment Among the Tiv
Inbunden, 2018
1681 kr
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Since publication in 1957 the importance of Bohannan's study of judicial institutions and procedures among the Tiv has been widely recognized. It has contributed widely to the continuing discussion concerning the objectives and methods to be followed in the anthropological study of law and the …
Justice and Judgment Among the Tiv
Häftad, 2020
515 kr
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Since publication in 1957 the importance of Bohannan's study of judicial institutions and procedures among the Tiv has been widely recognized. It has contributed widely to the continuing discussion concerning the objectives and methods to be followed in the anthropological study of law and the …
Caravans of the Old Sahara
An Introduction to the History of the Western Sudan
Av E. W. Bovill
Inbunden, 2018
2197 kr
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Since publication in 1957 the importance of Bohannan's study of judicial institutions and procedures among the Tiv has been widely recognized. It has contributed widely to the continuing discussion concerning the objectives and methods to be followed in the anthropological study of law and the …
Caravans of the Old Sahara
An Introduction to the History of the Western Sudan
Av E. W. Bovill
Häftad, 2020
577 kr
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Since publication in 1957 the importance of Bohannan's study of judicial institutions and procedures among the Tiv has been widely recognized. It has contributed widely to the continuing discussion concerning the objectives and methods to be followed in the anthropological study of law and the …
Benin Studies
Av R. E. Bradbury, Peter Morton-Williams
Inbunden, 2018
2133 kr
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This collection of R. E. Bradbury's papers, originally published in 1973 includes edited sections of his (then hitherto) unpublished thesis on the Benin village in Western Nigeria. The book is arranged in 3 parts: historical and political studies of the kingdom of Benin; Benin village organization …
Benin Studies
Av R. E. Bradbury, Peter Morton-Williams
Häftad, 2020
560 kr
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This collection of R. E. Bradbury's papers, originally published in 1973 includes edited sections of his (then hitherto) unpublished thesis on the Benin village in Western Nigeria. The book is arranged in 3 parts: historical and political studies of the kingdom of Benin; Benin village organization …
Anthropology in Action
An Experiment in the Iringa District of the Iringa Province Tanganyika Territory
Av G. Gordon Brown, A. McD Bruce Hutt
Inbunden, 2018
1827 kr
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Originally published in 1935, when the province of Iringa in what is now Tanzania was still under British administrative control, this book is inevitably a product of its time, but nonetheless it represents an important project in collaboration between an anthropologist and a government official. …
Anthropology in Action
An Experiment in the Iringa District of the Iringa Province Tanganyika Territory
Av G. Gordon Brown, A. McD Bruce Hutt
Häftad, 2020
560 kr
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Originally published in 1935, when the province of Iringa in what is now Tanzania was still under British administrative control, this book is inevitably a product of its time, but nonetheless it represents an important project in collaboration between an anthropologist and a government official. …
Position of the Chief in the Modern Political System of Ashanti
A Study of the Influence of Contemporary Social Changes on Ashanti Political Institutions
Av K. A. Busia
Inbunden, 2018
1882 kr
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Originally published in 1951, this book provides an account of the traditional status and functions of the Asanti chief. The effects of British administration on the powers of the chief and his council are described, as are the tensions which the traditional political organization was subjected to …
Position of the Chief in the Modern Political System of Ashanti
A Study of the Influence of Contemporary Social Changes on Ashanti Political Institutions
Av K. A. Busia
Häftad, 2020
577 kr
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Originally published in 1951, this book provides an account of the traditional status and functions of the Asanti chief. The effects of British administration on the powers of the chief and his council are described, as are the tensions which the traditional political organization was subjected to …
Choice and Constraint in a Swahili Community
Property, Hierarchy and Cognatic Descent on the East African Coast
Inbunden, 2018
1521 kr
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Originally published in 1975, this book examines property and power relations in a Swahili village on Mafia Island off Tanzania. It focuses on the cognatic descent groups which are important in many areas of village life such as land-holding, marriage, residence, Islamic activities and spirit …
Choice and Constraint in a Swahili Community
Property, Hierarchy and Cognatic Descent on the East African Coast
Häftad, 2020
560 kr
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Originally published in 1975, this book examines property and power relations in a Swahili village on Mafia Island off Tanzania. It focuses on the cognatic descent groups which are important in many areas of village life such as land-holding, marriage, residence, Islamic activities and spirit …
Tales Told in Togoland
Inbunden, 2018
1827 kr
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Originally published in 1931, this book collects tales told to the author by agricultural labourers and hunters in what was Togoland in the 1920s. A rare and valuable resource of oral history, the book also contains the history of the Dagomba from Northern Ghana.
Tales Told in Togoland
Häftad, 2020
560 kr
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Originally published in 1931, this book collects tales told to the author by agricultural labourers and hunters in what was Togoland in the 1920s. A rare and valuable resource of oral history, the book also contains the history of the Dagomba from Northern Ghana.
Umbundu Kinship and Character
Inbunden, 2018
1827 kr
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Originally published in 1949, this book discusses Umbundu social structure and education, with particular reference to how both of these adapted as Angola's contact with Western influences increased in the first half of the twentieth century. Using materials gathered in the field, this volume …
