Tribe and Class in Monrovia Contributor(s): Fraenkel, Merran (Author) |
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ISBN: 113859430X ISBN-13: 9781138594302 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $42.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2020 |
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BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Social Science | Regional Studies |
Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.84 lbs) 268 pages |
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Publisher Description: Originally published in 1964, this book analyses the unique type of social stratification which is more akin to a social class system in Monrovia, Liberia's capital. Liberia, established in 1847 has no history of rule by a colonial power and is of perculiar sociological interest, having been governed until the first half of the twentieth century by a minority group of immigrants from America and their descendants. The bulk of the population, however, is made up of members of about 20 tribes, between whom and the American descendants a caste-like social system has developed. |