The southern Sotho / V.G.J. Sheddick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sheddick, V. G. J., author.

Series:

Ethnographic survey of Africa. Southern Africa ; pt. II.

Ethnographic Survey of Africa ; Volume 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Regional planning--Africa.

Regional planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (92 pages).

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

Routledge is proud to be re-issuing this landmark series in association with the International African Institute. The series, published between 1950 and 1977, brings together a wealth of previously un-co-ordinated material on the ethnic groupings and social conditions of African peoples. Concise, critical and (for its time) accurate, the Ethnographic Survey contains sections as follows: Physical Environment Linguistic Data Demography History & Traditions of Origin Nomenclature Grouping Cultural Features: Religion, Witchcraft, Birth, Initiation, Burial Social & Political Organization: Kinship, Marriage, Inheritance, Slavery, Land Tenure, Warfare & Justice Economy & Trade Domestic Architecture Each of the 50 volumes will be available to buy individually, and these are organized into regional sub-groups: East Central Africa, North-Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, West Central Africa, Western Africa, and Central Africa Belgian Congo. The volumes are supplemented with maps, available to view on routledge.com or available as a pdf from the publishers.

Contents:

I. The southern Sotho

II. The Basuto

III. Other communities.

Notes:

First published in 1953 by the International African Institute.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 15, 2017).

ISBN:

1-315-30651-4

1-315-30649-2

1-315-30650-6

9781315306513

OCLC:

972293402