Tribes Without Rulers: Studies in African Segmentary Systems

Tribes Without Rulers: Studies in African Segmentary Systems

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2013 · English · Kindle · 2 editions
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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.

Book Details

Format Kindle
Pages 248 pages
Language English
Published Nov 5, 2013
Publisher Routledge
Editions 2 editions
ISBN-10 1136532277
ISBN-13 9781136532276
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