The Sonjo of Tanganyika: An Anthropological Study of an Irrigation-based Society Contributor(s): Gray, Robert F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138589659 ISBN-13: 9781138589650 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $42.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Regional Studies - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Social Science | Sociology - General |
Dewey: 301.296 |
Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.66 lbs) 208 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Originally published in 1963, this was the first monograph concerning an African people in which an irrigation-based society was studied in detail and its implications explored. The Sonjo, a Bantu-speaking people isolated among cattle pastoralists of what was Northern Tanganyika, are remarkable for their complex irrigation system and political organization. The inter-connections between the irrigation system, the religious cult of a culture hero, and the special features of their social organization are at the core of this analysis. |