Dying voice / Andrew K. Tanui.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tanui, Andrew K., 1952-

Contributor:

Kenya National Commission on Human Rights.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nandi (African people)--Fiction.

Nandi (African people).

Cattle herders--Fiction.

Cattle herders.

Cattle stealing--Fiction.

Cattle stealing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (348 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Eldoret, Kenya : Zapf Chancery, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The subject of cattle-raids carried out by various nomadic communities on their counterparts is a subject of interest, intrigue and misinterpretation. What was the original purpose of cattle-raids in the concerned nomadic communities? How exactly were the raids carried out? What were the norms and taboos governing cattle-raids and wars in the traditional tribal folklore? Is cattle-raising compatible with modern society? Is it acceptable for perpetrators of modern cattle-raiding to hide behind ""tradition"" and justify their criminal activities. The above are some of the questions that inspired

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

Dedication

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Contents

Prologue

CHAPTER ONE - Those Were the Days

CHAPTER TWO - We Blew the Horn

CHAPTER THREE - We Laughed

CHAPTER FOUR - We Cried

CHAPTER FIVE - A Dream Come True

Epilogue

APPENDIX A - Nandi Clans and Their Totems

APPENDIX B - Nandi Age-Sets

APPENDIX C - Nandi Age-Sets and Related Events

APPENDIX D - Nandi Divisions

APPENDIX E - The Settlements of Nandi Divisions

APPENDIX F - Glossary of Nandi Words and Proverbs

The Author

Back cover.

Notes:

"An anthropological novel"--Cover.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789966040336

9966040331

9789966040350

9966040358

OCLC:

607844192