Cohen Custom and Politics in Urban Africa

A Study of Hausa Migrants in Yoruba Towns
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-136-52793-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten

A discussion of the process by which some ethnic groups manipulate values, myths, symbols and ceremonials from their traditional culture in order to develop an informal political organisation. This organisation is then used as a weapon in the struggle for power and privilege within contemporary society.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cohen, Abner

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Migratory Process: Settlers and Strangers

2. The Migratory Process: Prostitutes and Housewives

3. Landlords of the Trade

4. The Politics of Long-Distance Trade (1906-1950)

5. From a Tribal Polity to a Religious Brotherhood (1951-1963)

6. The Ritualization of Political Authority