About the Book
Encompassing some of the most well-known books in the area of African Studies over a period of thirty years, the volumes in this mini-set cover East, West and Central Africa, both urban and rural. Themes as diverse as politics, law, sociology, religion and magic are all represented in this collection. Well-known authors include: Abner Cohen, Max Gluckman, Louis Leakey, John Middleton, Audrey Richards, and Paul Spencer. Well-known authors include: Abner Cohen, Max Gluckman, Louis Leakey, John Middleton, Audrey Richards, and Paul Spencer.
Table of Contents:
John Beattie and John Middleton Spirit Mediumship and Society in Africa, 1969 Hb: 0-415-32980-9 Abner Cohen Custom and Politics in Urban Africa, 1969 Hb: 0-415-32981-7 Abner Cohen Urban Ethnicity, 1974 Hb: 0-415-32982-5 Max Gluckman Order and Rebellion in Tribal Africa, 1963 Hb: 0-415-32983-3 Jack Goody Death, Property and the Ancestors, 1962 Hb: 0-415-32984-1 Robert F. Gray and P.H. Gulliver The Family Estate in Africa, 1964 Hb: 0-415-32985-X P.H. Gulliver Tradition and Transition in East Africa, 1969 Hb: 0-415-32986-8 Melville J. Herskovits The Human Factor in Changing Africa, 1962 Hb: 0-415-32987-6 F. Clark Howell and François Bourlière African Ecology and Human Evolution, 1964 Hb: 0-415-32988-4 G.W.B. Huntingford The Nandi of Kenya, 1953 Hb: 0-415-32989-2 Ivan Karp Fields of Change among the Iteso of Kenya, 1978 Hb: 0-415-32990-6 Robin Hallett The Niger Journal of Richard and John Lander, 1965 Hb: 0-415-32991-4 Louis Leakey Defeating Mau Mau Hb: 0-415-32992-2 Louis Leakey Mau Mau and the Kikuyu Hb: 0-415-32993-0 Kenneth Little Urbanization as a social process, 1974 Hb: 0-415-32994-9 Peter Marris Family and Social Change in an African City, 1961 Hb: 0-415-32995-7 Peter Marris Widows and their familie,1958 Hb: 0-415-32996-5 John Middleton and David Tait Tribes Without Rulers, 1958 Hb: 0-415-32997-3 David Parkin Neighbours and Nationals in an African City Ward, 1969 Hb: 0-415-32998-1 Sheila Patterson The Last Trek, 1957 Hb: 0-415-32999-X Denise Paulme Women of Tropical Africa, 1963 Hb: 0-415-33000-9 Audrey I. Richards Hunger and Work in a Savage Tribe, 1932 Hb: 0-415-33001-7 Malcolm Ruel Leopards and Leaders, 1969 Hb: 0-415-33002-5 Isaac Schapera Western Civilization in Southern Africa, 1934 Hb: 0-415-33003-3 Aylward Shorter East African Societies 1974 Hb: 0-415-33004-1 Paul Spencer The Samburu, 1965 Hb: 0-415-33005-X
About the Author :
John Beattie and John Middleton, Abner Cohen, Max Gluckman, Jack Goody, Robert F. Gray and P.H. Gulliver, P.H. Gulliver, Melville J. Herskovits, F. Clark Howell and François Bourlière, G.W.B. Huntingford, Ivan Karp, Robin Hallett, Louis Leakey, Kenneth Little, Peter Marris, John Middleton and David Tait, David Parkin, Sheila Patterson, Denise Paulme, Audrey I. Richards, Malcolm Ruel, Isaac Schapera, Aylward Shorter, Paul Spencer
