Chiefship and Cosmology: Historical Study of Political Competition
by Packard, Randall M
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0253308313
- ISBN 13
- 9780253308313
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About This Item
Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1981 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. xii, 243 (1) pp, maps, tables. African Systems of Thought series: First Edition, 1981. Not Price Clipped. Inked name ffep. Pristine, no wear. No markings, tight binding, clean and white. 6.5" x 9.5". Orange cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated dj in acetate protector. "The Bashu chiefs mediate between the world of the homestead and the world of the bush, which is inhabited by the untamed and chaotic elements of nature. The author explores how these conceptions shaped patterns of political competition among the Bashu of eastern Zaire.".
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005843
- Title
- Chiefship and Cosmology: Historical Study of Political Competition
- Author
- Packard, Randall M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0253308313
- ISBN 13
- 9780253308313
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Place of Publication
- Bloomington, IN
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- HISTORY AFRICAN PEOPLE EASTERN ZAIRE BASHI KINGS AND RULERS POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY;
- Size
- Octavo
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