Tribes Without Rulers : Studies in African Segmentary Systems

ISBN-13: 9780415329972 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 234 str.

John Middleton; David Tait

Opis

Recent research in Africa has shown a wide range of political systems, from small societies of wandering hunters to large states of several million people. In between are many societies in which a central government is lacking.

Recenzje

'The book is a significant addition to the growing body of field research on non-western political institutions.' - M. Fortes, Nature

'Contains excellent short essays on six African societies in which lineages determine the major political groups.' - Africa