First published in 1953 and this edition in 1991, this book was created in association with the International African Institute. Since its first publication, anthropology and African Studies have changed a great deal, but the bedrock of both remains unchanged: solid, sensitive ethnographic and historical accounts of the peoples and cultures of the continent.
Part One is by Isaac Schapera whose documentation of life and times in the Bechuanaland Protectorate stands as a starkly detailed chronical of an African population in a rapidly changing world. Schapera was one of the few...
First published in 1953 and this edition in 1991, this book was created in association with the International African Institute. Since its first pu...
The book is structured as follows: . An introduction of old Bantu culture . An account of modern Bantu life . Discussion of the influence exerted by Christianity and Education upon communal life of the Bantu . Examination of special aspects of Bantu culture as they have been modified by Western civilization: language and music . The economic, political and legal positions of the native tribes in South Africa are also covered. First published in 1934.
The book is structured as follows: . An introduction of old Bantu culture . An account of modern Bantu life . Discussion of the influence...
