Tribes Without Rulers: Studies in African Segmentary Systems (Routledge Library Editions: Anthropology and Ethnography)

David Tait John Middleton

ISBN 10: 0415329973 / ISBN 13: 9780415329972

Edité par Taylor & Francis Group, 2004

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pp. 248.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Tribes Without Rulers: Studies in African Segmentary Systems (Routledge Library Editions: Anthropology and Ethnography)
• Éditeur: Taylor & Francis Group
• Date de parution: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0415329973
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780415329972
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• État de l'article: New

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Synopsis

Recent research in Africa has shown a wide range of political systems, from small societies of wandering hunters to large states of several million people. In between are many societies in which a central government is lacking.

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Recent research in Africa has shown a wide range of political systems, from small societies of wandering hunters to large states of several million people comparable with mediaeval European feudal kingdoms. In between are many societies in which a central government is lacking; the political system is based upon a balance of power between many small groups, which with their lack of classes or specialized political offices, have been called 'ordered anarchies'.
First published in 1958.