Sukumaland: An African People and Their Country - A Study of Land Use in Tanganyika

Zusatztext ‘…these admirable studies offer one of the best introductions to the protocol of meeting the elites of Tropical Africa.’ West Africa Informationen zum Autor D. W. Malcolm Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1953, this book discusses the Sukuma people who represent the largest ethnic group in Tanzania. It is devoted mainly to the resources, use, problems and systems of tenure of the territory of Sukumaland, but also contains an account of Sukama social structure, organisation and functions of hereditary and elected authorities. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Environment 2. Population 3. The People and the Land 4. Cattle Rights and Grazing 5. The Administration of Local African Government in Sukumaland 6. Sukumaland Problems

Product details

• Authors: D. W. Malcolm
• Assisted by: P. C. Lloyd (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.08.2018
• EAN: 9781138595675
• ISBN: 978-1-138-59567-5
• No. of pages: 262
• Series: African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Tanzania, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies