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Indigenous African institutions

Title: Indigenous African institutions / George B.N. Ayittey.
Author: Ayittey, George B. N., 1945-
Publication: Ardsley, NY : Transnational Publishers, c2006.

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Description

xiv, 585 p. : maps; 25 cm.

Subjects

Autochtones > Afrique
Customary law > Africa > History
Africa > Politics and government
Afrique > Histoire
Africa > Social life and customs
Afrique > Moeurs et coutumes
Droit coutumier > Afrique > Histoire
Africa > History
Indigenous peoples > Africa
Chefferie (Anthropologie) > Afrique > Histoire
Chiefdoms > Africa > History
Afrique > Politique et gouvernement

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 565-573) and index.

Contents

ch. 1. The indigenous social systems -- ch. 2. The indigenous legal institutions -- ch. 3. Indigenous political institutions -- ch. 4. The African chief -- ch. 5. African kingdoms -- ch. 6. Government in native African empires -- ch. 7. The native system of government : a summary and an assessment -- ch. 8. The indigenous economic system : capital and production -- ch. 9. The indigenous economic system : distribution -- ch. 10. The indigenous institutions under colonialism -- ch. 11. The postcolonial destruction and betrayal of Africa -- ch. 12. Epilogue.

Call Number

Sc E 10-1384

ISBN

1571053379
9781571053374

LCCN

2006041784

OCLC

65205097

Author

Ayittey, George B. N., 1945-

Title

Indigenous African institutions / George B.N. Ayittey.

Imprint

Ardsley, NY : Transnational Publishers, c2006.

Edition

2nd ed.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. 565-573) and index.

Research Call Number

Sc E 10-1384

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