Kings and Clans
Author | : David S. Newbury |
Publisher | : Univ of Wisconsin Press |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 1991 |
ISBN-10 | : 0299128946 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780299128944 |
Rating | : 4/5 (944 Downloads) |
Download or read book Kings and Clans written by David S. Newbury and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kings and Clans questions the assumption that "clans," as traditionally defined by anthropologists and historians, are static structures that hamper political centralization. By reconstructing the history of kings and clans in Africa's Kivu Rift Valley at a time of critical social change, Newbury enlarges our understanding of social process and the growth of state power in Africa.