Tradition and Transition in East Africa: Studies of the Tribal Element in the Modern Era: Studies of the Tribal Factor in the Modern Era - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138861812 ISBN 13: 9781138861817

Publisher: Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

First published in 1969. Divided into two parts, the first sections in the book examine the significance of the tribal factor in certain general contexts and discuss some of the particular backgrounds to contemporary transition in East Africa. There are essays on politics, economic development, language, law and education, together with a comparative look at European nationalism. In the second part, the grass-roots basis and development of the concept of the tribe are considered and its operation in social life in rural areas discussed. The contributions come from a wide range of scholars in the social sciences, history and law and the contributors are: W.J. Argyle, George Bennett, Tom J. Mboya, W.H. Whiteley, Eugene Cotran, J.W. Tyler, J.S. La Fontaine, Michael Twaddle, Kathleen M. Stahl, P.H. Gulliver, Kirsten Alneas, David J. Parkin, R.D. Grillo, I.M. Lewis, H.F. Morris.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1138861812
• ISBN 13: 9781138861817
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 388
• Editor: Gulliver . Gulliver