Technology, Tradition and the State in Africa

ISBN-13: 9781138585300 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 98 str.

Jack Goody

Opis

Originally published in 1971 this book argues that certain aspects of traditional African social systems have been misunderstood because of a failure to appreciate what is implied by important differences between the technologies of the major traditional African states and those of Europe and Asia.

Spis treści

1. Feudalism in Africa? 2. Polity and the Means of Production 3. Polity and the Means of Destruction 4. Polity and Ritual: The Opposition of Horse and Earth 5. Conclusions