| The Creation of Tribalism in Southern Africa Contributor(s): Vail, LeRoy (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0520074203 ISBN-13: 9780520074200 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $33.61 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1991 Annotation: Despite a quarter century of "nation building," most African states are still driven by ethnic particularism--commonly known as "tribalism." The stubborn persistence of tribal ideologies despite the profound changes associated with modernization has puzzled scholars and African leaders alike. The bloody hostilities between the tribally-oriented Zulu Inkhata movement and supporters of the African National Congress are but the most recent example of tribalism's tenacity. The studies in this volume offer a new historical model for the growth and endurance of such ideologies in southern Africa. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - South - Republic Of South Africa - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 305.800 |
| LCCN: 8804753 |
| Series: Perspectives on Southern Africa |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.02" W x 8.95" (1.34 lbs) 436 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Cultural Region - Southern Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Despite a quarter century of "nation building," most African states are still driven by ethnic particularism-commonly known as "tribalism." The stubborn persistence of tribal ideologies despite the profound changes associated with modernization has puzzled scholars and African leaders alike. The bloody hostilities between the tribally-oriented Zulu Inkhata movement and supporters of the African National Congress are but the most recent example of tribalism's tenacity. The studies in this volume offer a new historical model for the growth and endurance of such ideologies in southern Africa. |
