Tribes Without Rulers: Studies in African Segmentary Systems

By David Tait and John Middleton

Book Overview

Recent research in Africa has shown a wide range of political systems, from small societies of wandering hunters to large states of several million people. In between are many societies in which a central government is lacking.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415329973
• ISBN13: 9780415329972
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.8"