ISBN: 9780853020554 - For Men and Elders: Change in the Relations of Generations and of Men and Women Among the Nyakyusa-ngonde People, 1875-1971 (5 results)

Condition: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. Octavo. xii, 209pp. Original brown boards with gilt spine titles. Very good indeed in slightly worn near very good indeed dust jacket. Small ink number to endpaper. Lacks one folding appendix in rear pocket.

Condition: Good. 1st. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Very Good. Envoi rapide Bon état général jaqeuttte défraîchie qques ternissures légères rousseurs sur tranche intérieur propre. in8. 1977. Cartonné jaquette. 221 pages. Very Good.

,[8], 209 pages, frontispiece map, 5 folded appendices to rear pocket, signed and dedicated from the author to the front free endpaper First Edition , light bumping to spine and corners, small dent to lower front board edge, bookplate of a fellow author on front pastedown, some underlining, book in good condition , dustwrapper lightly foxed, good condition , brown cloth, gilt titles to spine , 22 cm x 15 cm Hardback SIGNED by the author ISBN: 853020558.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover, xiii + 209 pages + 5 large-format folded appendices in rear pocket (genealogies of Chiefs of Lwembe's and Kukwe lines & commoner lineages), NOT ex-library. Clean pages with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Faint age-discolourations and tanning on endpapers; tanned loose appendices. Pages remain bright and untanned; clean outer page edges. Untorn, toned dust jacket shows gentle wear. -- This seminal anthropological study by the distinguished South African scholar Monica Wilson is a longitudinal analysis of social transformation in the borderlands of present-day Tanzania and Malawi. Historical and Social Scope: The book examines nearly a century of profound shifts within the Nyakyusa and Ngonde societies. Generational Power: Wilson documents the decline of the traditional "coming of age" ceremonies and the reorganisation of power as the absolute authority of male elders was challenged by colonial administration and migrant labour. Gender Dynamics: It explores how the status of women shifted as the traditional cattle-linkage system (bridewealth) was affected by a cash economy, leading to new forms of independence and conflict. Impact of Modernity: The text traces the influence of Christian missions and the colonial state in modifying marriage customs and land tenure. The work is widely recognised for its meticulous use of historical records alongside over forty years of personal field observations. Reviewers in the Journal of African History praised Wilson for her ability to characterise the subtle nuances of social change without oversimplifying the impact of Western culture. It remains an essential reference for those studying kinship systems and gerontocracy in East Africa. Monica Wilson (1913-1982) was a pioneer in African social anthropology known for her work on ritual and change.…