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Indigenous African institutions / George B.N. Ayittey.
- Title
- Indigenous African institutions / George B.N. Ayittey.
- Author
- Ayittey, George B. N., 1945-
- Publication
- Ardsley, NY : Transnational Publishers, c2006.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | GN645 .A88 2006 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xiv, 585 p. : maps; 25 cm.
- Summary
- Dr Ayittey presents a detailed picture of pre-colonial and post-colonial Africa - its culture, tradition, and indigenous institutions, including participatory democracy - and a programme for rebuilding the continent based upon Africa's indigenous past.
- Subject
- Geschichte
- Indigenous peoples > Africa
- Customary law > Africa > History
- Chiefdoms > Africa > History
- Autochtones > Afrique
- Chefferie (Anthropologie) > Afrique > Histoire
- Droit coutumier > Afrique > Histoire
- Einrichtung
- Gewohnheitsrecht
- Häuptling
- Tradition
- Africa > Politics and government
- Africa > History
- Africa > Social life and customs
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 565-573) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- ch. 1. ch. 2. ch. 3. ch. 4. ch. 5. ch. 6. ch. 7. ch. 8. ch. 9. ch. 10. ch. 11. ch. 12. Epilogue. The indigenous social systems -- The indigenous legal institutions -- Indigenous political institutions -- The African chief -- African kingdoms -- Government in native African empires -- The native system of government : a summary and an assessment -- The indigenous economic system : capital and production -- The indigenous economic system : distribution -- The indigenous institutions under colonialism -- The postcolonial destruction and betrayal of Africa --
- ISBN
- 1571053379
- LCCN
- ^^2006041784
- 9781571053374
- OCLC
- 65205097
- SCSB-10416444
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library