PRIMITIVE GOVERNMENT (Pelican A542)
by Mair, L.ucy
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- near fine
- Paperback
- first
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- Near Fine/None as Issued
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Baltimore, MD: Penguin, 1962. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Softcover/NF w/trace edge rubs & fainting creasing to upper front corner. PO name, label & bookshop stamp to first title page. Historical evolution of government in Africa; primarily Sudan. Highly acclaimed British anthropologist Lucy Philip Mair (1901 - 1986) specialized in social organization of early societies. 288 pgs. 11 chapters in 3 parts: Part I, Gov't Without the State: 1, Redress for Wrongs; 2, Minimal Gov't; 3, Diffused Gov't; 4, The Expansion of Gov't. Part II, African States: 5, The Immigrant Rulers; 6, The Personnel & Functions of Gov't; 7, Kings, Chiefs & Peasants; 8, Kings, Courts & Princes; 9, Kings & Ritual; 10, Kings & Descent Groups. Part III: 11, Primitive Gov't & Modern Times, followed by maps of Principle Tribes of Sudan & Maps of Tribes of East Africa. Strong copy.
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- Title
- PRIMITIVE GOVERNMENT (Pelican A542)
- Author
- Mair, L.ucy
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- None as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Thus
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore, MD
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- Anthropology/History/Africa/Early Societies/Sudan/Government
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