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Autore |
Spencer Paul <1932, > |
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Titolo |
The Samburu : a study of gerontocracy / / Paul Spencer ; [with a new preface by Paul Spencer] |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-37152-7 |
1-134-37153-5 |
1-280-07565-1 |
0-203-58481-3 |
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Edizione |
[[New ed.].] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (276 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge classic ethnographies |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Samburu (African people) - Social conditions |
Samburu (African people) - Kinship |
Samburu (African people) - Marriage customs and rites |
Older people - Kenya - Samburu District - Social conditions |
Gerontocracy - Kenya - Samburu District |
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Samburu District (Kenya) Social life and customs |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"First published 1965 by Routledge and Kegan Paul"--T.p. verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; PREFACE TO NEW EDITION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; THE PASTORAL ECONOMY; CLANSHIP AND EXOGAMY; THE FAMILY AND THE HERD; THE STRUCTURE OF SAMBURU SOCIETY; THE MORAN; THE MORAN AND THE TOTAL SOCIETY; ELDERHOOD AND THE CURSE; THE STATUS OF WOMEN; SOCIAL ATTITUDES AND CEREMONY; THE SAMBURU AND SOME NEIGHBOURING TRIBES: A COMPARISON; CONCLUSION: THE GERONTOCRATIC SOCIETY; Census Techniques and Data; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Based on two years' study in northern Kenya, this book explores a culture in which power rests with older men. |
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