Full Description
The social, political and economic impact of the decline of the old colonial powers in Africa, India and the Middle East are still key areas of scholarly research and debate. Based on careful social observation and empirical research, these titles explore the tension between agriculture and industry in developing economies, and trace the complex political process of independence. Aimed at administrators and academics, these studies are central to Development Studies, and also present the work of renowned anthropologists such as Raymond Firth.
Contents
I: Traditional Culture and Warfare; II: Post-Mortem on the Mende Rising 1; III: Modern Mendeland and its People; IV: Rice-Farming and Land Tenure; V: Social Organization and Kinship; VI: The Social Cycle and Initiation; VII: Marriage and 'Friendship'; VIII: The Position of Women; IX: The Chief and his Chiefdom; X: Modern Methods of Government; XI: Religion and Medicine; XII: Cultural Role of the Poro and other Societies; XIII: The Modern Social Trend
